A huge fireball has erupted at a London airport after a passenger plane crashed just moments after taking off.Smoke and flames were seen rising over London Southend Airport in Essex at around 4pm on Sunday afternoon.FULL STORY HERE.
00:00Let's return to the breaking news that a small plane has crashed on take-off at Southend Airport, with locals seeing a fireball and black smoke towering into the sky. Firefighters have rushed to the scene, while the airport's on-site fire team also attend.
00:14The airport is currently closed and EasyJet's scheduled flights serving Southend have been cancelled for the rest of the day.
00:21In the last few moments as well, Essex Police have released this statement.
00:51Due to their proximity to the incident, we are evacuating the Rochford 100 Golf Club and Westcliffe Rugby Club.
00:59Updates will be issued as soon as is possible.
01:02OK, and we'll keep you updated as well.
01:04David Burton-Sampson, the Labour MP for Southend, wrote on X.
01:08I am aware of an incident at Southend Airport.
01:11Please keep away and allow the emergency services to do their work.
