2010-02-18 22:53:30 - Vehicle Accident - USA EDIS CODE: VI-20100218-24985-USA
Date & Time: 2010-02-18 22:53:30 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of Texas, 9240 N. Research Blvd, Austin Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: The small plane hit a seven story office building in Austin, Texas..sending flames and smoke high into the sky. Officials say the pilot, identified as Joseph Andrew Stack, appears to have set his own house on fire with his wife and daughter inside…..then set out on the mission of destruction.. intentionally slamming his plane into the Austin building where the Internal Revenue Service has offices. Emergency vehicles quickly arrived to douse the flames with water. Witnesses say the private plane was flying very low before it banked to the right and crashed into the building. Firefighters have evacuated the building. One person who was inside at the time of the crash is missing and several people are reported injured. While officials ruled out terrorism, Two F-16’s launched and conducted an air patrol after the crash as a precaution.
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