More than 20 people safely escape after plane crashes outside Houston

 

No major injuries were reported when a Boston bound plane carrying more than 20 people struck a fence and erupted in flames while taking off at Houston Executive Airport on Tuesday morning, officials said.

All passengers and crew managed to leave the plane safely  two with minor injuries  before firefighters extinguished the flames engulfing the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 on a field outside the airport, local officials said.

"This is a good day. This is actually a day of celebration for a lot of people," Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Stephen Woodard told reporters at the scene.

One person reported back pain, Waller County Judge Trey Duhon reported via Facebook.

"The information we have at this time indicates that the plane did not attain altitude at the end of the runway and went across Morton Road, coming to a rest in the field just north of the airport, where it caught on fire," the judge said.

Another person had respiratory issues, Woodard said. Both were taken to a hospital and later returned to the airport.

Source CNN