Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured when a small plane crashed into the roof of a storage building and burned near Fullerton Municipal Airport on Thursday afternoon.

The plane crashed about 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Raymer Avenue, east of the airport, police said. Black smoke billowed from a hole in the roof of the store, one of several in the area.

Two people were killed in the accident, police said. It was not immediately clear whether the victims were on the plane or in the building.

Nine people were taken to hospital and six were treated at the scene and released. Details on the conditions of the hospitalized victims were not immediately available.

Witnesses reported a loud explosion and a large emergency response at the Michael Nicholas Design Factory, a home goods store.

“People are just shocked by the situation,” Mark Anderson said. “There was just a big bang, and then one of the people walked out and said, ‘Oh my God, the building is on fire.'”

Police identified the aircraft as a homemade Van’s Aircraft RV-10 with seating for four people. The pilot appeared to return to the airport after takeoff, police said. It was not clear how many people were on board the plane.

“On Thursday, January 2, at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time, an RV-10 single-engine pickup truck crashed in Fullerton, California. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will conduct the investigation. “The NTSB will be responsible for the investigation and will provide any updates,” the FAA wrote in a statement to NBCLA.

Active Incident: Plane crash in the 2300 block of Raymer Ave. The media staging area is the southeast corner of Raymer Ave and Gilbert St. Unknown victims. Evacuations are underway in the 2300 block of Raymer. Avoid the area. PD PIO on the way. pic.twitter.com/SngQuraGCH

— Fullerton PD (@FPDPIO) January 2, 2025

In November, a small plane crashed into a tree on Gilbert Street near Artesia Avenue next to the Fullerton Municipal Airport. Two people were slightly injured in the accident.

Fullerton Municipal Airport, the only general aviation airport in Orange County, is located near Highways 5 and 91, approximately six miles from Disneyland in Anaheim.