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WASHINGTON DC, USA – A US F-16 fighter jet crashed late Wednesday, June 24, in Arizona, reportedly rupturing a gas line and sparking a large fire, officials said.
Emergency crews rushed to the site of the crash about 8 miles (13 kilometers) north of Douglas near the border with Mexico, local fire officials said.
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona tweeted that the F-16 went down around 0300 GMT near Douglas local airport, and the status of the pilot is “unknown at this time”.
The crash appeared to have ruptured a gas line and started a large fire, The Arizona Republic reported. Images on Twitter showed multiple fires illuminating brush.
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is some 100 miles (160 kilometers) away from Douglas. – Rappler.com
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