A small plane crashed Wednesday morning in East Palo Alto, causing a widespread power outage, officials said.<\/p>\n
[Updated at 9:11 a.m.:<\/strong> A fire official told reporters at the scene that there were three fatalities, all people inside the Cessna 310. He said the plane’s wing struck a home day-care center in the residential neighborhood then ricocheted off multiple vehicles when it hit the ground.]\u00a0 <\/p>\n It was unclear if anyone was injured, but witnesses reported that the crash\u00a0caused several fires and\u00a0that an electrical line was hit. KNX News reported that the plane was heading to Hawthorne. [Updated at 9:13 a.m.: <\/strong>An FAA official confirmed the plane was headed to Hawthorne Municipal Airport.]<\/p>\n The crash occurred near Beech Street and Pulgas Avenue, police said. They could not say whether there had been any damage or injuries. [Updated at 9:14 a.m.:<\/strong> An FAA official said the plane crashed about one mile northeast of Palo Alto Airport.]<\/p>\n A resident told Bay City News that part of the plane landed on a day-care center and that other parts hit two homes.<\/p>\n "It hit some power lines next to my house," said Art Jonas, who was evacuating his home in the 1200 block of Beech Street at about 8:20 a.m. "It’s pretty dismal."<\/p>\n The airport in San Jose is reporting that Southwest Airlines grounded 16 flights because of fog, according to the San Jose Mercury News.<\/p>\n — Alexandra Zavis<\/p>\n RELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n 3 Tesla Motors employees die in East Palo Alto plane crash<\/a><\/p>\n