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A fighter plane F-16 of the air force it crashed yesterday on a commercial field in the west of the base of the March Air Reserve, in the town of Moreno Valley, about 90 km to the east of Angels.
The incident is apparently produced when the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing after confirming a problem with the system hydraulic planThe local press reported, citing official sources.
The pilot managed to hunt himself safely from the device before it crashes on the roof of a warehouse.
At least five people who were on the ground at the scene of the incident were slightly injured.
At least five people on the ground were injured, local authorities reported, and three were taken to the hospital.
The fighter aircraft crashed around 3:45 pm local time, near an interstate highway, leaving a large hole in the roof of the warehouse and causing a fire that was quickly mastered.
The pilot is part of the unit's Fighter Wing 144 unit, a National Guard squadron based in Fresno, California.
A military spokesman confirmed to NBC that the The F-16 casualty was carrying artillery, which triggered the intervention of the Hazardous Materials Control Team.
The neighborhood was cordoned off and the occupants of the surrounding buildings have been ordered to take refuge in safe places while controlling the ammunition carried by the aircraft.
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