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Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
NEW YORK: A commuter plane crashed into a house in New York state unleashing a fireball and killing all 48 passengers and crew and one person on the ground, officials said Friday. Flames higher than nearby houses lit up the night sky for hours. Firefighters from a nearby fire station were quickly at the scene, but despite what one local official called 'heroic' efforts, were unable to get to the passengers and crew trapped in the inferno. The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane, operated for Continental Airlines, came down about five minutes before it was due to land in Buffalo after a flight from Newark, New Jersey. New York state governor David Paterson said '44 passengers were killed along with four crew members and at least one person on the ground.'
