Plane Crashes Into Homes In Southern California (Photos)

A small plane came crashing into a residential neighborhood in Southern California in the middle of the night, police said on Thursday, damaging homes and setting several cars on fire.

Television footage revealed rows of cars reduced to charred shells and at least one house heavily damaged in the low-rise residential neighborhood of San Diego.

The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. The neighborhood is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.

The San Diego Police Department said it was “responding to a plane crash” and evacuated three streets, while advising the public to call authorities if coming across debris or “smell jet fuel.”

The Cessna airplane left a “gigantic debris field” and damaged multiple homes and parked cars, ABC News quoted the San Diego assistant fire chief as saying.