2 dead after small plane crashes near airfield in Arizona

(AP) — Two people were killed Tuesday evening after a small World War II-era plane crashed and exploded into flames near a Phoenix-area airport, authorities said.

Emergency crews were dispatched to Falcon Field Airport about 6:45 p.m. Deputy Chief Forrest Smith of the Mesa Fire Department said two people died in the crash.

Aerial video from the scene showed the demolished single-engine AT-6 plane on a road that runs around the perimeter of the airstrip.