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Fireball erupts after small medevac jet crashes in dense Philadelphia neighborhood — multiple casualties reported

A small medevac jet crashed near the Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, PA., on Friday, causing a massive explosion that lit up the night sky and set multiple homes ablaze, according to reports and video.

A Learjet 55 carrying two passengers had just departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport and was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri when it crashed around 6:30 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told The Post.

H/T Patti Jo

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