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Police say two dead, one hurt in plane crash and fire at Tofino, B.C., airport
TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP say two people are dead after the crash of a small aircraft at the Long Beach Airport in Tofino on Vancouver Island.
Police say a third person has been seriously injured in the crash involving a six-seat aircraft.
Tofino RCMP say they were called to the scene at 12:48 p.m. and information is limited but it appears the plane may have suffered an engine fire during takeoff.
Police say in a news release the injured person was pulled from the plane after it crashed on the runway and has been taken to hospital.