(RNN) - An F-18 military fight jet crashed into an apartment building near Virginia Beach on Friday. The two-man crew ejected. So far, there are no casualties reported.
A spokesperson with the Navy told WAVY.com that the plane was an F18 Strike fighter squadron 106 and that two aircrew safely ejected from the plane that was based in Oceana.
An eyewitness to the plane crash, George Pilkington, told CNN that within two or 300 yards of where the plane crashed, the aircraft emptied its jet fuel, with its nose up, and crashed into the apartment building.
"One building was completely leveled, and debris was just flying into the other buildings," he said.
Pilkington said there were a couple of large explosions after the crash, and people fled the scene.
"Right when I saw it, I knew something was wrong," he said. The airplane was making a sound that sounded as if the engine was malfunctioning.
The area where the plane crashed is one-half mile from Virginia Beach oceanfront, with many homes and resort complexes.
A spokesperson with the Navy told WAVY.com that the plane was an F18 Strike fighter squadron 106 and that two aircrew safely ejected from the plane that was based in Oceana.
An eyewitness to the plane crash, George Pilkington, told CNN that within two or 300 yards of where the plane crashed, the aircraft emptied its jet fuel, with its nose up, and crashed into the apartment building.
"One building was completely leveled, and debris was just flying into the other buildings," he said.
Pilkington said there were a couple of large explosions after the crash, and people fled the scene.
"Right when I saw it, I knew something was wrong," he said. The airplane was making a sound that sounded as if the engine was malfunctioning.
The area where the plane crashed is one-half mile from Virginia Beach oceanfront, with many homes and resort complexes.
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3:58 p.m. Virginia Beach Fire Battalion Chief Tim Riley says there are seven confirmed injuries, including the two flight crew members on board the jet. Crews have gone through two of the five buildings at the apartment complex at this time and are reporting no fatalities. There are still three buildings to be searched.