Story out of Elko, Nevada:
A medical transport plane crashed into the Barrick Gold Corp. parking lot on Mountain City Highway Friday night, killing the patient and three crew members.
The crash caused multiple explosions and sent up flames near a busy casino, motel, grocery store and senior housing complex.
Dr. Rodney Badger of Northeastern Nevada Cardiology said the American Medflight plane had just taken off from Elko Regional Airport with a heart patient who was being transported to the University of Utah Medical Center.
Badger said his patient suffered from coronary artery disease and was experiencing chest pains and rapid heartbeat, after which the decision was made to transport him to Utah.
Witnesses in the Smith’s shopping mall described a loud bang and felt the explosion as far away as Starbucks. Smoke could be seen from Smith’s parking lot.
Loud explosions were followed by a series of smaller ones as firefighters sprayed water on the flames and called in foam trucks.
The crash occurred on the northeast side of the parking lot, which is next to Hampton Inn, Smith’s Food & Drug, Gold Dust West casino, and an apartment complex for senior and disabled residents. Cont.
Story from - Elko Daily Free Press
Photo from - @AirCrashMayday - Twitter
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