An airplane crashed Monday evening in the El Cajon area of Southern California, leaving no survivors, authorities said.
No one was hurt on the ground, the Sheriff's Department confirmed. The medical examiner will investigate and identify the victims once family members have been notified, the release added.
"When firefighters arrived at the scene there was significant rain occurring and there was a large debris field that stretched about 200 feet," Lakeside Fire Protection District Chief Don Butz told CNN.
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