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Sources at the San Francisco Fire Department told KTVU that at least two people were dead and 61 injured after Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed at SFO International Airport on Saturday.
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Twitter user @EuniceBirdRah tweeted the following:
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Audio chatter during the incident from the SFO air traffic control tower has surfaced on YouTube:
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MSNBC shows the flames following the impact:
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In what appears to be a sliding doors moment, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said she was originally booked to be on Asiana Airlines Flight 214, which crashed and caught fire at SFO airport in San Francisco on Saturday.
Writing on her Facebook page, Sandberg said that she, her family and three of her colleagues were slated to be on the plane that went down while attempting a crash landing, but that the group switched to another flight in order to use frequent flyer miles.
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The LA Times reports:
Federal law enforcements officials are monitoring the crash of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 on Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, but sources said there was no immediate indication of terrorism or other foul play.
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From @EuniceBirdRah on Twitter:
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Oakland-based KCBS reporter Doug Sovern tweeted that 10 people are in critical condition after the crash.
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A spokeswoman for the National Transportation Safety Board said during a press conference that the NTSB hasn't yet started its investigation. "We haven't left Washington yet," she said.
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A man who saw the plane crash gave an eerie account to CNN:
"I knew something was wrong about three or five seconds out?the wheels were too low, too soon," he said, starting to cry. "The whole thing [plane] collapsed immediately?it just pancaked immediately, it collapsed and then it slid?it started to slide and pivot, and then the wings caught on the tarmac and they flew off and the whole inside of the cabin went orange."
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Airlines took to Twitter to send condolences to Asiana and to share information on their customers' flights. American Airlines waived ticket change fees for those who are scheduled to fly both Saturday and Sunday; Virgin America and JetBlue similarly followed suit. United Tweeted that affected customers should head to the airline's website for more information on flights .
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When asked by a reporter if the crash may have been due to "pilot error," a National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson said during a press conference that "everything is on the table."
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An unidentified person filmed footage of Asiana Airlines flight 214 as the Boeing 777 sat billowing with smoke on the runway at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday.
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SFO's official Twitter account is reporting that two runways have reopened.
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A New York Times infographic shows the trajectory the plane took as it crash-landed at SFO. Take a look here.
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The White House has released the following statement:
"The President has been made aware of the situation and his team will update him as new information becomes available. We will continue to stay in constant contact with our federal, state, and local partners as they respond to this event."
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NBC Bay Area spoke to Flight 214 passenger Benjamin Levy:
We were approaching perfectly well, but we were too low, when the pilot realized it, he put some more gas to correct it, but it was too late, so we hit the runway pretty bad, and we started going up in the air again, and we landed pretty hard," he told the network. ""It was a bit surreal...a lot of people screaming, not believing what was happening."
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San Francisco Chronicle reporter Will Kane tweets that the San Mateo County Coroner's reports contradict earlier reports of two fatalities:
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From House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco)'s Twitter account:
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Credit: @mcc_marilyn via CrowdMedia.co
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Speaking at a press conference at SFO, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said that "not everyone has been accounted for" and that it's a "fluid" situation. He has been in touch with officials in Korea and said the passengers and families remain the first priority.
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Joanne Hayes-White of the SF Fire Department has confirmed during a press conference that the scene of the incident has been secured.
307 individuals, including the crew, were on board, she said, and a total of 48 passengers were transported to local hospitals. She noted that the numbers are "fluid" and the unaccounted passengers are a "work in progress."
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During a press conference at SFO, FBI officials stated that there was "no indication of terrorism" and the incident is under investigation.
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SF Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White confirmed in a press conference at SFO that there were "two fatalities associated" with the plane crash.
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According to officials, Saturday's accident was the worst commercial crash in SFO's 75-year history.
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In addition to the two fatalities and dozens of injuries, at least 60 individuals traveling on Asiana Airlines Flight 214 are unaccounted for, according to SF Fire Chief Joanna Hayes-White.
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"Asiana Airlines is currently investigating the specific cause of the incident as well as any injuriesthat may have been sustained to passengers as a result. Asiana Airlines will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation of all associated government agencies and to facilitate this cooperation has established an emergency response center at its headquarters."
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From Reuters:
Survivor Benjamin Levy told local a local NBC station by phone that he believed the plane had been coming in too low."I know the airport pretty well, so I realized the guy was a bit too low, too fast, and somehow he was not going to hit the runway on time, so he was too low ... he put some gas and tried to go up again," he said.
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From ABC News:
Moments after Asiana Airlines flight 214 stopped its violent crash landing, a voice came over the plane's intercom to say it had landed safely and everyone should stay in their seats, a passenger told ABC News.Within minutes, however, flames could be seen outside the plane's windows and smoke was seeping into the cabin.
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Long lines at the international terminal. Dozens wait at a check-in counter as they try to rearrange flights.
Credit: Ron Nurwisah
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/06/san-francisco-plane-crash_n_3555652.html
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