In the dark stillness of night, a quiet, tree-lined street in a San Diego neighborhood was plunged into tragedy when a plane clipped a main power line and crashed onto the street — turning cars into fireballs and sending hundreds of residents fleeing in a haze of smoke and confusion.

All six people onboard a private plane that crashed into a California neighborhood after departing from the East Coast are now presumed dead.The incident happened around 3:45 a.m. West Coast time on Thursday,

Officials have confirmed at least three people died in the San Diego plane crash that hit a neighborhood early Thursday. Only minor injuries have been reported among residents, despite major damage to at least 10 homes.