On Sunday afternoon, a small aircraft crashed at London Airport in London, which triggered dramatic focal balls and thick black smoke, which could be seen on miles through Essex. Emergency services remain in place of what the police call a “serious incident”.
The accident occurred just before 16:00 local time, while the ESSEX police confirmed that it had received a collision report including 12 meters (39 feet) aircraft. The aircraft was reportedly a small company on its way to Lelystad in the Netherlands.
The authorities have not yet confirmed how many people were on board, and details of victims or injuries remain unclear.
Fireball, heavy smoke reported
Unverified images published by the British Media and circulated on social media showed that a large fiery ball exploded above the airport, followed by a tall of strong black smoke. Witnesses in nearby areas reported to hear a loud explosion.
“We remain on the site of a serious incident at Southend Airport,” Essex police said in a statement. “We are now working with all standby services on the scene and this work will take several hours.”
Reaction to emergency situations
The ambulance service to the east of England confirmed that four ambulances and several units of reaction were sent to the site. Firefighters and police officers also help manage the situation.
Flight disruption
After the airport website, at least five international flights were canceled.
Airport confirms the incident
London Airport in Southend confirmed the incident on xIt states: “We can confirm that this afternoon there was a serious incident at London Airport South -Air Air Aircraft. We are working closely with local authorities and we will be able to provide more information as soon as possible.”
Southend West and MP Leigh David Burton-Sampon confirmed that he is aware of the serious incident at London Airport Southend and carefully follows the response.
“I am aware of the incident at the Southend Airport. Please stick to and let the emergency services perform your work. My thoughts are at all involved,” Published on x.
Transport Minister Heidi Alexander described this as a “tragic incident” and said he was carefully monitored.
On the other hand, at the sixth largest airport in the London region is about 65 kilometers (40 miles) east of central London. The aircraft involved in the accident is reported to be 12 meters long (39 feet).
The eyewitness John Johnson, who was at the airport with his family, described the tormenting moment, reported.
“After taking off, it took off and about three or four seconds began to ban on its left, and then in seconds from what had happened, it turned more or less and only the first head crashed,” he said. “There was a big fiery ball.”
Johnson added that before the take-off of his family waved the pilots-they waved back. A moment later the disaster hit.
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