Jet Crash Lands At San Francisco Airport - Updated

By Susie Madrak — July 6, 2013

Via BBC:

There is no word so far on any casualties. The aircraft - operated by the South Korean airline Asiana - is on the runway, with plumes of smoke rising from it.

Firefighters and rescue teams are at the scene.

Updated:CalFire confirms 303 passengers on board, all accounted for. They're also reporting no fatalities, one passenger in critical condition, others with varying degrees of injury.

A passenger on the airplane sent out a tweet and a photo shortly after reports of the crash appeared on Twitter:

This YouTube video was shot just after the crash:

Update 2:

Conflicting reports on casualties. KVTU is reporting two deaths, but I haven't been able to get confirmation. Here's the recording from the tower:

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