A plane has crashed while landing in San Francisco, according to multiple news reports.
Details of the crash are still unknown, but the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed to CNN that a Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines flying from Seoul, South Korea, crashed around 2:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday on the runway of the San Francisco International Airport.
UPDATE, 4:28 p.m. EDT: According to KTVU, a fire department source says two passengers died in the crash. It's unclear if there are more victims and we'll update the story as we find out more.
David Eun, a Samsung executive, was on the plane. After getting out of the airplane, he took a close-up picture of the plane on fire from the tarmac.
I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal... (at @flySFO) [pic] — https://t.co/E6Ur1XEfa4— David Eun (@Eunner) July 6, 2013
Eun added that he was "fine" and that "most people are totally calm and trying to let the fire and rescue do their jobs."
A video of the plane in flames has been posted on YouTube.
Multiple eyewitnesses at SFO have posted pictures of the smoke coming out of the plane on Twitter.
#Breaking news: #SFO shut down indefinitely due to commercial #planecrash pic.twitter.com/rixmgPiqPI— Krista Seiden (@kristaseiden) July 6, 2013
After, after math of the crash. ); pic.twitter.com/y76bmZFWuL— Wanielle Dells ☀ (@DanielleLWells) July 6, 2013
According to early news reports, it appears the plane's tail hit the tarmac while landing, what's called a "tail strike." The tail came off and the plane reportedly veered off the runway, according to local channel KTVU. There are still no reported injuries. The airport is currently shut down, and all flights are cancelled.
From TV news broadcasts, the damage on the plane was evident.
NEW PHOTO: You can see how badly burned the inside of the plane is from this @KTVU photo pic.twitter.com/alEqhNT13M— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) July 6, 2013
Picture of plane after the crash at SFO. Passanger said, "the tail was ripped off." pic.twitter.com/zefaW1L2T0— Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) July 6, 2013
BREAKING PHOTO: You can see where plane broke apart at the tail in this photo - @ktvu #SanFrancisco #planecrash pic.twitter.com/X0YjmKHcTy— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) July 6, 2013
UPDATE, 5:33 p.m. EDT: Here's audio of the communications at the San Francisco International Airport tower, captured by LiveATC.com, a website that streams the radio communications of air traffic control towers around the world.