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To: scion who wrote (95982)10/11/2006 5:08:50 PM
From: StockDung  Respond to of 122087
 
Yankees Pitcher Aboard Plane In NYC Crash

POSTED: 1:51 pm CDT October 11, 2006
UPDATED: 4:07 pm CDT October 11, 2006

NEW YORK -- A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing at least four people, authorities said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a small, multi-engine private plane struck the 50-floor residential building at 72nd Street and York Ave.

Witnesses said the crash caused a loud noise, and burning and falling debris was seen. Flames were seen shooting out of the windows. The building was evacuated.

Burning debris fell on the streets below as firefighters shot water streams of water at the flames from lower floors.

"There's huge pieces of debris falling," said one witness who refused to give her full name. "There's so much falling now, I've got to get away."

The address of the building is 524 E. 72nd Street -- a 50-story condominium tower built in 1986 and located nearby Sotheby's Auction House. It has 183 apartments, many of which sell for more than $1 million.

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