European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday september 2,1986 an explosion and fire everywhere Cerritos Calif. Not  inside his House Al midday when  Roar getting closer and  a a he rushed Oul Sid -. Crash 10 inc ground four or away. There was a sudden expel and there was fire everywhere with parts of bodies flying through the  he said. He raced Down the Street and saw peo ple crawling out of houses thai Wen damaged but were still standing. Several houses were destroyed in his Middle class neighbourhood in this los Angeles suburb of hrs were damaged after the Aero Mexico dc-9 collided with a Small private plane on an approach to los an Geles International Airport Uribe an electrician Wiorks for to Mcdonnell Douglas corp., which the dc-9 that crashed. He Sai be Tan into houses thai were still Jug Ping and managed to save Somcy Muren. In on Home he heard so blast he said and then heard them Wop. He said he was stopped Frog Ajoung any farther because news briefs of smoke and flames. When the scream died out he left presuming that whom Ever he had heard was dead. Another neighbor Bill slake said the dc-9 landed belly up. "1 heard this tremendous Boom and i could t believe when 1 looked up and saw this slake  Haugh that the plane would landed about a Block awl there but i could t get flames because of he _ sheriffs  police officers Anbu lbs of emergency serv ice  the hot sunny of. Ling out the fires that erupt Edle crash. Be Wilness Frank Munivez said that when he arrived Al the scene about nine houses were comply Lily  he said there were fires everywhere and that he saw bodies covered with towels blankets whatever officials could find. He said i heard a loud Boom and i saw lights flickering and i smelled Burnt Wood and i ran to the  another eyewitness described the Bris As falling from the sky  flakes and said a pandemonium _ the Faa Skald Frig la in inc Piper aircraft  a half mile from e Yard of the Cerritos Al school. Sheriffs deputies puts tic Over the plane As it sat upside Down in the deserted schoolyard. The neighbourhood in Orange county " in from the amusement Park mrm was once Dairy land. In the Las fab Ulhaas seen a surge of development o on Carmen Idahome workers covered hums with yellow plastic coverings. A Tanj fuselage and other Metal parts were strewn about he streets along with suit cases a lady s while shoe a child purple sneaker. The fuselage of the jetliner sat near an intersection. The fuselage crashed through a 7-Fooi Stone Wall Hilling the  .,11,11 to a Santa be Springs sheriffs Deputy rushed to the scene after he saw the smaller of the two planes float  i heard a tremendous explosion he said. Drew a Basco. A los Angeles sheriffs Deputy said there was no Way of know ing Yel How Many people May have die Don the ground. We Don t know if any one could have survived the magnitude of the air plane crash he said. But he and other officials held out some Hope Hal because it was a Long Holiday weekend Many residents were away. About a half dozen officials from the Angeles county Coroner s office,jjaj.1 Blue jump suits arrived at the scerift3hj.jtod_clerm no who the victims ate. To the red Rob we of facility in a nearby get Lel Ephon we Fatjo pro vide counselling for those v. Area around the crash site. Team three fourths of to setting ballooning god Ord Amsterdam Netherlands