LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and eight others injured on Thursday when a small plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood where military families lived, damaging houses and vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crash occurred around 3:45 a.m. local time (1045 GMT) in a military housing complex in the Tierrasanta neighborhood, local officials said. The crash site is a little more than 2 miles east of Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was unclear how many people were onboard the plane when it crashed. Police said they believed no one on the ground was killed but could not immediately confirm that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe had a plane that had come through this neighborhood, taking out one home,\u201d San Diego Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief Dan Eddy said at a news conference in front of a damaged home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When fire crews arrived on scene, they found one home and multiple vehicles on fire, Eddy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The San Diego Police Department reported two people were confirmed dead and eight others were injured, as of 11 a.m. Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only one person with minor injuries was transported to a hospital as of Thursday morning, Eddy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 100 people were evacuated from homes in the neighborhood as of late Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plane was identified as a Cessna 550 by the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plane, whose route originated in the Midwest, was bound for San Diego, Eddy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tract where the crash occurred is managed by Liberty Military Housing, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are actively working with all military families affected, specifically within this region, because they may be out of their homes for a while,\u201d said Captain Bob Heely, commanding officer of Naval Base San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heely said he was working with Liberty Military Housing and the Red Cross to provide temporary housing to the affected families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs you can see, the damage behind us is incredibly significant, was life-threatening, and thank God nobody on the ground was killed,\u201d Raul Campillo, a member of the San Diego City Council, said at a news conference near the crash site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crash will be investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n