{"id":455191,"date":"2026-09-06T06:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T06:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455191\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T06:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T06:56:16","slug":"2-children-killed-in-fiery-fresno-plane-crash-2-adults-critically-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455191\/","title":{"rendered":"2 children killed in fiery Fresno plane crash, 2 adults critically injured"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two children are dead and two adults are fighting for their lives after a small plane plunged<\/a> to the ground near a Fresno airport Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The aircraft, carrying four people, crashed near the San Joaquin River<\/a> just before 2 p.m., sending emergency crews scrambling to the scene.<\/p>\n

Tony Botti, a public information officer for the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office<\/a>, told The California Post authorities got the call around 1:50 p.m. about a plane crash near the far north end of Blythe Avenue, close to Sierra Sky Park.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A plane crashed near Sierra Sky Park Airport in northwest Fresno, leaving two people dead and two others in critical condition.<\/p>\n

Firefighters, cops and sheriff’s deputies arrived to find plane wreckage on a bluff near the river as flames tore across a nearby hillside.<\/p>\n

Two adults were rushed to a hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n

The victims’ identities and exact ages had not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n

What caused the plane to go down remained unclear Saturday as investigators began piecing together the crash.<\/p>\n

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are both involved, Botti said, with the NTSB taking the lead in determining what went wrong.<\/p>\n

A secured perimeter was thrown around the wreckage to keep people out and give investigators room to work.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Two people were killed after a small plane crashed in the Fresno area on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Fresno police, Fresno Fire Department, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, PG&E and North Central Fire Department also responded, according to ABC30<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The crash also knocked out power to nearby residents, although service was later restored, according to PG&E’s outage map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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