Greenwood Village, Colo. – Two people died when a small plane crashed and caught on fire in an industrial office park in suburban on Friday, officials said.
The crash happened just south of Centennial Airport and was initially reported as an explosion, Deborah Takahara, a spokesperson for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, said.
Firefighters found the Beech BE35 airplane engulfed in flames, with the fire threatening to spread to a nearby building and some diesel-powered generators, Brian Willie, a spokesperson for South Metro Fire Rescue, said. Firefighters were able to put out the flames, he said.
The complex where the plane crashed houses data centers serving a variety of companies, according to property records.
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