2 killed in US small plane crash

LOS ANGELES - Two people died after a small plane crashed in Navajo County in US state of Arizona, authorities said Friday.

Police and other first responders rushed to the scene after Navajo County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center received a report of an airplane crash Friday afternoon, according to the Sheriff's Office.

"Upon arrival, the aircraft was on fire and (the fire) was extinguished by Winslow Fire Department personnel," said the Sheriff's Office in a release posted on its Facebook page.

The Sheriff's Office said, "two known persons sustained fatal injuries."

An investigation will be conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration, it said.