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At least four Jamaicans, from one family, are among 49 persons who perished when a passenger plane crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York Thursday night.
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }The Continental Connection flight 3407 was five minutes from Buffalo airport when it came down just after 10 o'clock Thursday night.
The Jamaicans identified so far are Danny Massop and his wife Dawn as well as their teenage son Shawn.
Mrs. Massop's sister also died in the crash.
Her name has not yet been confirmed.
Officials said there were no survivors from the 44 passengers and four crew on board the flight from Newark.
One person on the ground also died.
It is not clear what caused the crash.
There was reported to be light snow and fog at the time.
TV footage showed a house engulfed in flames and the tail of the plane sticking out of the ground.
Officials said surrounding homes suffered only superficial damage.
Twelve other homes were evacuated around the crash site in Clarence Center, a suburb of Buffalo.
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/15580/26/
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }The Continental Connection flight 3407 was five minutes from Buffalo airport when it came down just after 10 o'clock Thursday night.
The Jamaicans identified so far are Danny Massop and his wife Dawn as well as their teenage son Shawn.
Mrs. Massop's sister also died in the crash.
Her name has not yet been confirmed.
Officials said there were no survivors from the 44 passengers and four crew on board the flight from Newark.
One person on the ground also died.
It is not clear what caused the crash.
There was reported to be light snow and fog at the time.
TV footage showed a house engulfed in flames and the tail of the plane sticking out of the ground.
Officials said surrounding homes suffered only superficial damage.
Twelve other homes were evacuated around the crash site in Clarence Center, a suburb of Buffalo.
http://www.radiojamaica.com/content/view/15580/26/
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