Navy jet crashes into apartments in Virginia

Navy jet crashes into apartments in Virginia
From Michael Martinez and Barbara Starr,
CNN
updated 1:34 PM EDT, Fri April 6, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: A pilot and a person on the ground were injured, a hospital spokeswoman says NEW: The plane crashes into a building where senior citizens live, a witness says Two crew members in plane safely ejected Plane engine was straining and the jet was emptying fuel, witness says

(CNN) -- A Navy jet crashed Friday into some apartments near Virginia Beach, Virginia, sending flames and thick black smoke into the air, a military spokesman and a witness said. At least two people were hurt Friday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The pilot and a person who was on the ground were being treated for injuries, but the nature and extent of those injuries were not immediately clear, the spokeswoman said. Two apartment buildings were on fire, CNN affiliate WTKR reported, citing witnesses. The jet was from Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crew of the two-seater F/A-18 safely ejected, but their condition wasn't known, a Navy spokesman said. The plane is from a training squadron, the Navy said. read more here