Navy jet crashes into Va. apartments

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Photos: The burning fuselage of an F/A-18 Hornet lies smoldering after crashing into a residential building in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, April 6, 2012.

Emergency crews extinguish a fire at the scene of a jet crash Friday, April 6, 2012 in Virginia Beach, Va. The Navy said both aviators on board the jet ejected before it crashed around noon and were being taken to hospitals for observation.

A man is helped by rescue personnel at the scene of a jet crash.

The burning fuselage of an F/A-18 Hornet lies smoldering after crashing into a residential building in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, April 6, 2012. Two aviators reportedly ejected safely.

Virginia Beach police officers wear protective masks at the scene of a jet crash April 6, 2012. The Navy said both aviators on board the jet ejected before it crashed around noon and were being taken to hospitals for observation.

In this image made from video and provided by WVEC TV, smoke billows near an apartment complex where a Navy jet crashed. The two pilots reportedly ejected safely.

Elizabeth DeAngelis, right, a resident of the Mayfair Mews Apartments, huddles in a blanket as her daughter Misty Caine lets a caller know that her mother is fine, after a Navy fighter jet crashed at the apartment complex.

In this image made from video and provided by WVEC TV, smoke billows near an apartment complex where a Navy jet crashed in Virginia Beach, Va.

Smoke rises from the burning fuselage of an F/A-18 Hornet after the jet crashed into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, Va.

One of the apartment buildings at Mayfair Mews Apartments burns after being struck by a Navy fighter jet

Part of the jet's ejection seat in a backyard off 24th street near the scene of the crash.

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Emergency crews extinguish a fire at the scene of a jet crash Friday, April 6, 2012 in Virginia Beach, Va. The Navy said both aviators on board the jet ejected before it crashed around noon and were being taken to hospitals for observation.

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