BREAKING NEWS: At least 3 dead as plane crashes into Gaithersburg house

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WJLA) -- A small plane crashed into a house in the 19700 block of Drop Forge Lane off Snouffer School Road in Gaithersburg, igniting a fire that sent a large plume of smoke into the sky.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials said at least three people on the plane were killed in the crash.

Fire officials said several other homes were damaged as fire from the crash site spread; they were unsure whether anyone was in the homes at the time of the crash at 10:45 a.m.

Neighbors told ABC7 News that a family of five lives in the house with the heaviest damage; they have three small children, the youngest is 7-weeks-old.

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