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fire truck sprays water on Asiana Flight 214 after it crashed at San
Francisco International Airport on Saturday, July 6, 2013, in San
Francisco.
8:51 p.m.: The Associated Press now reports that just one person is unaccounted for after the crash. A total of 181 were injured — 49 seriously.
7:38 p.m.: From the White House: Soon after the plane crash in San Francisco, CA, the President was made aware of the incident by Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. The President will continue to be updated as new information becomes available. The President expressed his gratitude for the first responders and directed his team to stay in constant contact with the federal, state and local partners as they investigate and respond to this event. His thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost a loved one and all those affected by the crash. —Zeke Miller
7:20 p.m.: San Francisco fire chief Joanne Hayes-White has confirmed that two people have died in the incident. There were a total of 307 people on the plane — 291 passengers and 16 crew members, Hayes-White said. Approximately 130 people have been transported to area hospitals, and 60 passengers are unaccounted for. Around 2:45 PST, the investigation was turned over to the FBI, who will be coordinating with the NTSB. FBI Special Agent in Charge David Johnson said that there is no indication that terrorism was involved.
7:10 p.m.: The New York Times has a graphic that outlines the plane’s landing path and where the aircraft’s broken pieces came to rest. According to the graph, the plane skid about 2,000 feet before stopping to the left of the runway.
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/06/boeing-777-crash-lands-at-san-francisco-international-airport/#ixzz2YMjJFI4g
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