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Fox News
24 minutes ago
- General
- Fox News
Florida small plane crash captured on dramatic home security video
A small plane crash in Florida was captured in a dramatic home security video. Footage taken Sunday near North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines showed the Cessna colliding with a tree in a residential neighborhood before locals sprang into action to save the family of four onboard, according to WSVN. "You could hear decelerating, and it just smacked the tree," Eddie Crispin, a witness, told the station. "Once it smacked the tree, we confirmed that the plane did hit the tree, and it hit the ground. The neighbor from across the street had a fire extinguisher trying to put the fire out. "My neighbor, where the plane actually crashed, had a water hose and was hosing the plane down. Another guy showed up with the axe; he was actually trying to break the window. It was just pretty much all going on at the exact same time. But we did pull them out one by one," he added. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, told Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday that "Preliminary information indicates the airplane was on approach to North Perry Airport, when it crashed for unknown reasons in a neighborhood about 1 mile short of the runway. The NTSB added that the wreckage of the Cessna T337G "will be recovered today to a secure facility in Jacksonville, Florida for further examination. The Pembroke Pines Police Department said Sunday that "Officers are assisting with a small plane crash in the area of SW 14 Street & SW 68 Blvd." "One pilot and three passengers are all safely out of the plane," it added on X. The aircraft was traveling from Turks and Caicos at the time of the crash, NBC 6 reported.
National Post
6 hours ago
- Business
- National Post
Tetra Tech Awarded $94 Million Emergency Preparedness and Response Services Contract
Article content PASADENA, Calif. — Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, announced today that the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Company a $94 million, single-award contract to provide technical services in EPA Region 7 to support the Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START). Article content Under this seven-year contract, Tetra Tech scientists, engineers, and technical specialists will support preparedness and response activities for a wide range of emergencies, including chemical and hazardous materials releases, oil spills, industrial accidents, and natural disasters. Our teams will oversee time-critical cleanup actions, perform contaminated site assessments, and conduct training and community outreach. Tetra Tech technical specialists will integrate new technologies for collecting, sharing, visualizing, and streaming real-time field data to support decision-making during emergencies. Article content 'Tetra Tech has supported EPA's START program for 30 years, providing technical services in 36 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia,' said Dan Batrack, Tetra Tech Chairman and CEO. 'We are pleased to continue using our Leading with Science ® approach to support EPA in preparing for and responding to emergencies, protecting human health and the environment, and keeping communities safe and secure.' Article content About Tetra Tech Article content Tetra Tech Article content Leading with Science ® Article content to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, and design sustainable and resilient infrastructure. For more information about Tetra Tech, please visit Article content Article content LinkedIn Article content and Article content Facebook Article content . Article content Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements made in this release represent management's best judgment as to what may occur in the future. However, Tetra Tech's actual outcome and results are not guaranteed and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ('Future Factors'), and may differ materially from what is expressed. For a description of Future Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, see the discussion under the section 'Risk Factors' included in the Company's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Four foreign nationals died in plane crash at London Southend Airport
Four people who died when a small plane crashed at London Southend Airport are believed to be foreign nationals, police have confirmed. The airport has been closed since emergency services were called to the incident involving a Beech B200 Super King shortly before 16:00 BST on described a "fireball" type explosion soon after the Netherlands-bound light aircraft had taken off. All four people were killed in the crash - two pilots and two passengers - and Essex Police said in a press conference on Monday it believed they were foreign nationals. The names of the four who died have not been released but officers are now working to confirm their Supt Morgan Cronin said the victims would be "treated with the utmost respect and dignity".The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has put in place a significant air exclusion zone surrounding the crash flights to and from the airport on Monday have been rerouted, with passengers advised to check with their airline for Beech B200 Super King Air plane was operated by Zeusch Aviation, based at Lelystad Airport in the Netherlands, which has confirmed it is "actively supporting the authorities with the investigation".The plane had flown from the Greek capital Athens to Pula in Croatia on Sunday before heading to Southend. It was due to return to Lelystad on Sunday evening. Detectives and forensic teams are working in parallel with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), the Royal Air Force, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service and London Southend Airport to work out what at the press conference, Lisa Fitzsimons, a senior inspector at the AAIB, said it was "too early to speculate on what caused this tragic accident"."If there are safety lessons that can be learned, we will make recommendations that will aim to prevent a similar accident occurring," she of its inspectors are now at the crash site. A London Southend Airport spokesperson said: "Our thoughts are with those affected by [Sunday's] events and all passengers impacted by this disruption."We will restart flight operations as soon as possible and will continue to update the public on developments." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
CTV News
a day ago
- CTV News
Small plane crashes after takeoff at London Southend Airport
Plumes of smoke are seen above London's Southend Airport after a small plane crash was reportedly involved in a collision. (@AGUSSROMAGNOLI via X) LONDON — A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday at London Southend Airport, which was closed until further notice, officials and witnesses said. No information on any casualties was immediately available. The plane operated by Zeusch Aviation in the Netherlands had flown from Athens, Greece, to Pula, Croatia, on Sunday before heading to Southend. It was due to return to Lelystad, Netherlands, on Sunday evening. Zeusch Aviation confirmed its SUZ1 flight had been involved in an accident and said the company was supporting the investigation. 'Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected,' its statement said. British media said the crash involved a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air equipped with medical systems for transporting patients. It's a turboprop aircraft 12 metres (39 feet) long. London Southend is a relatively small airport, around 45 miles (72 kilometres) east of the capital. All flights to and from the airport were cancelled until further notice, while police, emergency services and air investigators worked at the scene. Images circulated on social media showing a plume of fire and black smoke emanating from the crash site. Witness John Johnson, who was at the airport with his family, said he saw a 'big fireball' after the plane 'crashed head first into the ground.' 'It took off and about three or four seconds after taking off, it started to bank heavily to its left, and then within a few seconds of that happening, it more or less inverted and crashed just head-first into the ground,' he said. Johnson said that before the plane got into position for takeoff, he and his family waved at the pilots and 'they all waved back at us.' Essex Police said it was alerted just before 4 p.m. to the 'serious incident' at the airport. The Associated Press
South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
How can Hong Kong's MTR Corp get back on track amid funding, manpower woes?
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu was stern-faced and did not mince his words as he took the MTR Corporation to task for 'inadequacies' in the way it responded to emergencies and planned for disruptions. Advertisement He spelled out what he expected of the city's rail operator when he spoke on May 27, five days after the third service disruption in four months due to technical failures. He demanded action to prevent incidents, which could affect thousands of the rail system's 5 million daily riders. But if such incidents still happened, it had to do better in responding and minimising inconvenience to commuters. The most recent five-hour breakdown on May 22 affected the entire Tseung Kwan O line during the evening rush hour, leaving tens of thousands of people scrambling to find their way home. Lee told the MTR Corp to carry out a comprehensive review of the entire rail network, strengthen its emergency response and contingency handling capabilities, and improve alternative transport arrangements for commuters when services were suspended. Advertisement Experts and observers welcomed that dressing down by the city leader, but also highlighted a number of issues the rail operator had to grapple with, not least its daunting funding challenges and a persistent shortage of skilled technical staff. Despite a near-perfect punctuality rate of 99.9 per cent and a net profit of HK$15.8 billion (US$2 billion) last year, the MTR Corp has been plagued by a series of management crises and safety incidents since 2018.
