Small Plane With 2 Aboard Crashes Near Philadelphia Mall

A Learjet with two people aboard crashed near a shopping center in Northeast Philadelphia after departing the Northeast Philadelphia Airport on Friday night, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The plane was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri when it crashed at about 6:30 p.m. near Cottman and Bustleton Avenues in Northeast Philadelphia, across from Roosevelt Mall, the F.A.A. said.

No information was immediately available about casualties.

The crash sent a large fireball into the air and engulfed a stretch of road in flames. Video taken from the scene and shared on social media showed vehicles on fire and a large emergency response.

This a developing story.