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A haunting glow, explosive sounds, and shaking homes: Witnesses recount Northeast Philly plane crash

The gruesome scenes near the Roosevelt Mall arrived suddenly, pulling witnesses from their Friday night plans and into what looked like a horror movie.

It was a chaotic scene in Northeast Philadelphia after a medical transport plane crashed on Cottman Avenue, killing all six passengers and one person on the ground.
It was a chaotic scene in Northeast Philadelphia after a medical transport plane crashed on Cottman Avenue, killing all six passengers and one person on the ground.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer