Navy Jet Crash Into Virginia Beach Residential Apartments

 

A Navy jet crashed into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, Va., shortly after takeoff this afternoon, sending two pilots and at least four people on the ground to the hospital. Both pilots ejected from the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet prior to the crash at 12:05 p.m. and were taken to the hospital. One pilot is in fair condition, while the other is in good condition, according to the hospital. The crash started a fire at the Mayfair Mews apartment complex, according to ABC News affiliate WVEC, and four people who were on the ground near the crash where taken to Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. The hospital said it is treating two patients for smoke inhalation and one who passed out, another has already been treated and released. "The plane went straight up with no sound. ... And [then] he went right into a dive and I thought maybe it was a training exercise and then, boom. I could hear it hit and I seen black smoke and instantly smelled jet fuel," John, an eyewitness, told WVEC. "I've never seen nothing like it before." For more on this story, click here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/military-jet-crashes-apartment-building-virginia-beach/story?id=16087861