A single-engine plane crashed and caught fire Wednesday just east of Corona Municipal Airport.
Four people died in the crash.
The Corona Fire Department tweeted that there was an incident involving a plane crash at Corona Airport.
The airport is closed and there were three to four occupants in the plane, according to the tweet.
The plane had 80 gallons of fuel, the tweet said, and a fire was extending into the vegetation.
As of a few minutes ago, the 1/4 acre fire was contained.
An incident involving a plane crash is being conducted at the Corona Airport. @coronafiredept and @coronapd are on scene.The airport is closed3-4 occupants in the planeApproximately 80 gallons of fuelExtending into vegetation pic.twitter.com/rXMUHbz4K2
— Corona Fire Dept #CoronaFire (@CoronaFireDept) January 22, 2020Reports from the scene indicate that the pilot and three passengers were killed. It was unclear whether the pilot was departing or approaching the single runway.
