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Firemen and rescuer workers work near the site of a plane crash at a slum in Manila on December 10, 2011. A four-seater cargo plane crashed onto a Philippine slum on December 10, sparking a fire that killed 11 people including two children and left at least another 20 injured, officials said. (AFP)
Officials say a light plane has crashed into a school building near the Philippine capital after its pilot requested an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. At least seven burned bodies were recovered at the site.
Rescuers recovered the burned bodies of ten adults, three children and an infant from the crash site near Manila airport, Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general of the Philippine National Red Cross, told AFP.
Mayor Florencio Bernabe of suburban Paranaque city says the plane burst into flames after hitting the F Serrano Elementary School on Saturday.
He says no classes were being held but that officials were determining if anyone on the ground was among the dead.
Air Transportation Office chief Ramon Gutierrez says the six-to-eight-seat plane declared an emergency shortly after taking off from Manila airport for Mindoro Island. The plane crashed before being able to return to the airport.
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