An F-18 fighter crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood Monday, destroying two homes. The pilot had been preparing to land at a nearby Marine airbase.
The pilot ejected safely and was later taken to a hospital. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders told ABC News that two people died on the ground. Two homes were destroyed and a third was damaged.
There were no further details in terms of identification of the victims available at the time of this writing.
Steve Krasner, who lives a few blocks away told CBS News that he first thought the shaking generated by the crash was the long-anticipated "Big One."
"The house shook; the ground shook. It was like I was frozen in my place. It was bigger than any earthquake I ever felt. The flames were billowing overhead."
A Navy bomb disposal truck was on-site, and authorities told observers to leave because the smoke was toxic.
The jet was returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar after performing landing training on a Navy aircraft carrier, the Marine Corps said in a news release.
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