Small plane crashes into San Diego neighbourhood; multiple fatalities, says official

More than one person has died after a small private plane crashed into military housing in the southern California city of San Diego on Thursday. 

"There are more than one fatality that we found so far, but we're waiting to get the registered numbers that were on the plane itself," said Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy, adding that there were no reported deaths or serious injuries among people on the ground.

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The plane crashed into the residential area of southern California in the middle of the night, police said, smashing into houses and setting multiple cars ablaze.

TV footage showed rows of cars burned to blackened shells and at least one house suffering major destruction in the San Diego neighbourhood of low-rise homes.

The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. The neighbourhood is close to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.

The San Diego Police Department said it was "responding to a plane crash" and evacuated three streets, while advising the public to call authorities if coming across debris or "smell jet fuel."

The Cessna airplane left a "gigantic debris field" and damaged multiple homes and parked cars, ABC News quoted the San Diego assistant fire chief as saying.