US plane crashes into home in northern New York

WASHINGTON: A commercial plane has crashed into a house a few miles from the airport in Buffalo, New York, CNN reported on Thursday.

US media reported the Continental Airlines plane, with 48 people aboard, was arriving from Newark, New Jersey before crashing some eight kilometers (five miles) from the airport.

MSNBC said the plane hit the home and burst into flames at 10:10 pm (0310 GMT). CNN showed burning wreckage in the center of a residential neighborhood and reported that two people were taken to a local hospital.