Breaking News: Small Plane Hits Building In New York City

Not much on this. CNN has a video online. NORAD has put fighter planes over major cities.

Update: Two people have been killed from the small plane crash. Nine have been injured. The aircraft was owned by Yankees baseball pitcher Cory Lidle. Authorities believe that the crash was an accident, but are taken precautions.

The crash happened on Manhattan's Upper East Side on East 72nd Street.

Update: New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was killed in the crash.

Update 2: At least 4 are dead.

Rob Miranda, a carpenter, had been working on a renovation project on the 46th floor. He and the architect had just finished lunch when they saw an airplane approaching the building. It hit the Belaire on the north side. It had been wobbling, they said, and at first, they thought it was a stunt plane.

"He was out of control," Mr. Miranda said. "He was on an incline, accelerating as he passed. Then he hooked around the corner, he hit the north side of the building, and you heard a tremendous explosion."

He said he and the other workers ran, checking the 38th and 39th floors for any people who needed to get out. As smoke quickly began filling up the rooms, they took the elevators down.

Reports are that the fire spreaded very fast to other floors.

Update 3: The Federal government have officially ruled out a terrorist attack. The official report is two dead. Not four.

Update 4: People, be grateful you weren't at the scene.

Richard Drutman, a professional photographer who lives on the building's 11th floor, said he was speaking on the telephone when he felt the building shake.

"There was a huge explosion. I looked out my window, and saw what appeared to be pieces of wings, on fire, falling from the sky," Drutman said.

He and his girlfriend quickly evacuated the building.

Other witnesses described a scene of chaos on the ground.

"It's a mob scene with police and helicopters circling," said Sandy Teller, watching from his apartment a block away.

"There's a dozen ambulances and lots of firefighters waiting on 72nd, on the corner. There's lots of stretchers ready, gurneys. And lots of emergency people waiting."