Early this morning my mom & brother woke up to a huge explosion that shook the whole house. A USPS plane crashed into a warehouse just down from where my parents live. If you look at the map below it the street right above Jerry Lane where the plane crashed. It scattered mail everywhere. I posted the story from the Montana News Station Below.
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A plane went down in the Billings Heights early on Friday morning.
The crash happened off Main Street near United Rentals Highway Technology, which is in on Jerrie Lane in the Billings Heights. All Billings firefighters and AMR units were called to the scene.
Battalion Chief Ed Reigele confirmed that the male pilot is the only known fatality.
The twin turbo-prop aircraft, carrying U.S. mail, went down shortly after departing from Logan International Airport.
Official are advising people not to touch any debris that may have fallen on their properties. If you have found debris, you should call (406)657-8200 for more information.
If people find mail in the Heights call (406)657-5700. They are finding mail in a wide scatter area. It includes an area from the crash site to Lake Elmo to Skyview High School and Morocco Drive. A total of 5,000 pounds of mail was on the plane. They have not been allowed on site yet to recover. This plane was a regular mail flight.
The Billings Fire Department along with Airport Fire & Rescue responded and when crews arrived on scene and found a building next to united rentals engulfed in flames.
The biggest obstacle for fire crews was the jet fuel on board the aircraft, since the plane had just taken off, which is why airport fire was on hand to help battle the blaze with a special foam retardant.
Fire, police, AMR, NorthWestern Energy, the Montana Department of Transportation and U.S.P.S. are on the scene while Billings Police are on scene investigating the crash.
Main Street is open to traffic but the streets Key City Drive and Jerrie Lane are closed.
The last time a plane crashed in Billings was December of 1992 when a jet hit the school district warehouse building.
Watch a full report as Nikki Laurenzo reports LIVE from the scene on Montana This Morning (Billings viewing area only) and you can also watch extended footage of the accident on our web site.
-Nikki Laurenzo reporting from KTVQ in Billings
The crash happened off Main Street near United Rentals Highway Technology, which is in on Jerrie Lane in the Billings Heights. All Billings firefighters and AMR units were called to the scene.
Battalion Chief Ed Reigele confirmed that the male pilot is the only known fatality.
The twin turbo-prop aircraft, carrying U.S. mail, went down shortly after departing from Logan International Airport.
Official are advising people not to touch any debris that may have fallen on their properties. If you have found debris, you should call (406)657-8200 for more information.
If people find mail in the Heights call (406)657-5700. They are finding mail in a wide scatter area. It includes an area from the crash site to Lake Elmo to Skyview High School and Morocco Drive. A total of 5,000 pounds of mail was on the plane. They have not been allowed on site yet to recover. This plane was a regular mail flight.
The Billings Fire Department along with Airport Fire & Rescue responded and when crews arrived on scene and found a building next to united rentals engulfed in flames.
The biggest obstacle for fire crews was the jet fuel on board the aircraft, since the plane had just taken off, which is why airport fire was on hand to help battle the blaze with a special foam retardant.
Fire, police, AMR, NorthWestern Energy, the Montana Department of Transportation and U.S.P.S. are on the scene while Billings Police are on scene investigating the crash.
Main Street is open to traffic but the streets Key City Drive and Jerrie Lane are closed.
The last time a plane crashed in Billings was December of 1992 when a jet hit the school district warehouse building.
Watch a full report as Nikki Laurenzo reports LIVE from the scene on Montana This Morning (Billings viewing area only) and you can also watch extended footage of the accident on our web site.
-Nikki Laurenzo reporting from KTVQ in Billings
2 comments:
wow you would think that one in a life time but two in a life time thats weird. i think something in your town is attractin plane crashes lol. thanks for the info. good story
Man that is crazy. Did you family have any mail in there yard? HOw far away were they?
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