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Small Plane Crashes Into Power Lines In US, Triggers Major Blackout
In the wake of the plane crash, 90,000 houses faced electricity loss.
On Sunday, a small plane about 30 miles north of Washington, D.C., creating widespread disruptions and requiring rescuers to work through the night to rescue two people on board the aircraft who were still trapped in the cables.
According to the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, the plane crashed in Montgomery Village, Maryland, at around 5.30 p.m. (2230 GMT) in cloudy and wet conditions. About 100 feet above the earth, it got entangled in live electrical cables.
Despite the fact that over 90,000 houses and businesses in Montgomery County lost electricity as a result of the plane crash, one-quarter of the county as a acing the outage. No one was injured in the incident.
“Power has been cut to sections of the county after a small plane crashed with several power wires near Rothbury Drive and Goshen Road. @mcfrs is already on the scene. The Montgomery County Department of Police tweeted, “PLEASE AVOID THE AREA as there are still live wires.
A small plane has crashed into power lines in the area of Rothbury Dr & Goshen Rd, taking out power to parts of the county.@mcfrs is on scene. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA, as there are still live wires. #MCPD #MCPNews
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) November 27, 2022
Due to the rainy weather, the crash occurred close to a commercial area, although its exact cause is yet unknown. According to one estimate, the plane may have hit lines as high as 10 stories up. That could not be immediately confirmed, the Washington Post reported.
