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

A small Cessna aircraft crashed in a San Diego military neighborhood Thursday morning setting several homes and vehicles on fire with multiple deaths reported.

A small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood early Thursday morning, causing damage to homes and cars. The crash occurred in the residential community near Sculpin Street and Santo Road, close to the 15 Freeway.