BREAKING! Plane crash at SFO

[bodecea]

A 777, Asiana Airlines crashed on landing at SFO....watching the news, no word on casualties yet....he really pranged that tail on the breakwater short of the runway.

 

[Katzndogz]

I've been watching it. It looks like a bomb went off. The whole top of the plane is gone.

 

[bodecea]

I've been watching it. It looks like a bomb went off. The whole top of the plane is gone.

Not the whole top...that's what a cabin fire will do...if there were a bomb, the fuselage underneath would also be shattered.

 

[bodecea]

Flew in from South Korea.

 

[Rozman]

We will probably get an update pretty soon from our Conspiracy experts here.

 

[AceRothstein]

Fucking Obama!

Hope all are safe.

 

[asaratis]

It is surprising that more were not killed. One thing I have observed from watching CNN since the accident happened is confirmation that Wolf Blitzer is a fucking idiot.

 

[waltky]

Child is third to die from Asiana plane crash at San Francisco airport...

SF plane crash: third victim dies
Friday, July 12, 2013 -- A third victim from the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport has died, authorities said Friday.

San Francisco General Hospital officials said the victim was a girl. Her age was not disclosed.

The hospital treated more than 60 people from the crash, releasing most. Two adults remain in critical and four others, including another minor girl, remain hospitalized with various injuries.

The most critical injuries include spinal cord, abdominal and internal bleeding.

SF plane crash: third victim dies - SFGate

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Suhr: SF plane crash victim hit by fire truck
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr confirmed Friday that a 16-year-old girl who died in the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was run over by a fire truck, but says it is still unclear whether she was alive at the time.

Ye Meng Yuan was flying from China to visit Stanford University and then attend a three-week summer camp at a Christian school in Southern California. Her body was found amid foam that firefighters were spraying on the Boeing 777 after it crashed Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, Suhr said.

Speaking to The Chronicle’s Phil Matier on KPIX-TV’s morning news show, Suhr said a video indicated that Ye was run over by an emergency vehicle rushing to the scene.

“We know for sure she was at least run over one time, but at the time she was under foam, so nobody could have seen her,” Suhr said. “And the question is whether or not she was still alive at the time. So the coroner in San Mateo County will be determining that.”

The police hit-and-run detail has been investigating the girl’s death. On Wednesday, Mayor Ed Lee said he was “very concerned” about the possibility she was killed by a fire truck. “I hope and wish it did not happen, but in those chaotic times, I knew that everybody was trying to save lives and prevent injuries from occurring,” Lee said. If Ye was killed by a fire truck, Lee said, “I’d be the first to say that we’d be very sorry.”

Suhr: SF plane crash victim hit by fire truck | Matier And Ross | an SFGate.com blog

 

[R.C. Christian]

Were there any snakes on this particular plane?

 

[waltky]

First responders couldn't see her under the foam...

Authorities: Teen in Asiana crash killed by truck
July 20, 2013 — No one knows exactly how Ye Meng Yuan ended up on the runway just 30 feet from the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214, but officials say one thing is clear now: She somehow survived the crash.

As the plane burned, the 16-year-old Chinese student was buried by the firefighting foam rescue workers were spraying to douse the blaze. And in the chaotic moments that followed — flames devouring the fuselage, those aboard escaping by emergency slides, flight attendants frantically cutting away seat belts to free passengers — a fire truck ran over Yuan, killing her.

The new details, released Friday by the coroner's office, compounded the tragedy for her family in the aftermath of the July 6 crash at the San Francisco airport that killed two other teenage girls from China. "There's not a lot of words to describe how badly we feel, how sorry we feel," said San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. Yuan's family was upset after learning the details of their daughter's death and wants her body returned to China, San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said. "It was a difficult conversation," he said.

Hayes-White said she was trying to arrange a meeting with them and that the "tragic accident" would prompt a review of how the fire department uses the foam and responds to emergencies at the airport. "There's always room for us to evaluate and improve our response," she said. "(There's) very unfortunate news today. However, many, many lives were saved, and we made a valiant effort to do so." In a statement, the Chinese Consulate called on authorities to determine responsibility for Yuan's death.

Online comments by Chinese citizens, while expressing sadness at the girl's death, praised the U.S. authorities for revealing the truth and contrasted that transparency with frequent cover-ups by their own governments. Hayes-White said she did not immediately foresee any disciplinary action. San Francisco police and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

- See more at: Authorities: Teen in Asiana crash killed by truck | CNS News

 

[depotoo]

First responders couldn't see her under the foam...

Authorities: Teen in Asiana crash killed by truck
July 20, 2013 — No one knows exactly how Ye Meng Yuan ended up on the runway just 30 feet from the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214, but officials say one thing is clear now: She somehow survived the crash.

As the plane burned, the 16-year-old Chinese student was buried by the firefighting foam rescue workers were spraying to douse the blaze. And in the chaotic moments that followed — flames devouring the fuselage, those aboard escaping by emergency slides, flight attendants frantically cutting away seat belts to free passengers — a fire truck ran over Yuan, killing her.

The new details, released Friday by the coroner's office, compounded the tragedy for her family in the aftermath of the July 6 crash at the San Francisco airport that killed two other teenage girls from China. "There's not a lot of words to describe how badly we feel, how sorry we feel," said San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. Yuan's family was upset after learning the details of their daughter's death and wants her body returned to China, San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said. "It was a difficult conversation," he said.

Hayes-White said she was trying to arrange a meeting with them and that the "tragic accident" would prompt a review of how the fire department uses the foam and responds to emergencies at the airport. "There's always room for us to evaluate and improve our response," she said. "(There's) very unfortunate news today. However, many, many lives were saved, and we made a valiant effort to do so." In a statement, the Chinese Consulate called on authorities to determine responsibility for Yuan's death.

Online comments by Chinese citizens, while expressing sadness at the girl's death, praised the U.S. authorities for revealing the truth and contrasted that transparency with frequent cover-ups by their own governments. Hayes-White said she did not immediately foresee any disciplinary action. San Francisco police and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

- See more at: Authorities: Teen in Asiana crash killed by truck | CNS News

what a sad outcome.

 

[waltky]

Throw the book at `em...

Two charged with luggage theft in aftermath of Asiana crash
Tuesday 30th July, 2013 -- An employee at San Francisco International Airport and his wife are accused of stealing luggage in the aftermath of the Asiana Airlines crash, prosecutors said.

Sean Sharif Crudup, 44, a customer service agent for United Airlines, and wife Raychas Elizabeth Thomas, 32, are charged with felony grand theft and felony commercial burglary, the Los Angeles Times reported. If convicted, each faces a maximum sentence of four years and four months in prison.

San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said the couple is accused of stealing several pieces of luggage from a plane that landed at SFO before the July 6 crash. Wagstaffe said the luggage contained $30,000 worth of clothing which Thomas is accused of returning to Nordstrom.

A large number of items from the luggage was found at the suspects' home in Richmond, Calif., he said. The Asiana Airline crash killed three young Chinese students and injured nearly 200 passengers and crew members.

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