2 dead after plane crash sparks bushfires in Australia – Xinhua English.news.cn

　　Overseas Network, December 26 On the afternoon of December 26 local time, an Australian small plane crashed in southwest Sydney, killing two on board, according to a report by Australian website 9news.

Australian bushfires ignite after plane crash (screenshot from video)

Police said that at 15:00 on the 26th, a bushfire broke out in southwest Sydney, and the fire area reached about 5 hectares. After the emergency services searched, they found a small plane that had crashed and 2 people on board died. Police have established a crime scene and an investigation is ongoing.

Police earlier said a plane had gone missing after taking off from Sydney’s Wedderburn Airport.(Li Fang from overseas network)

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