Two Make It Safely From Tragedy's Site
In Laguna Hills at 272 Avenida Sevilla two people survived a fiery apartment crash after jets collided in a noon rainstorm. Robert Cook, 63, and his 81 year old mother in law Mrs Cora Nichols escaped the blaze as three others perished. Residents recalled explosions and falling wreckage while witnesses described pilots ejecting before the planes struck the eight unit building. The disaster drew relief efforts near Leisure World and the nearby Methodist Church as families sought loved ones.
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Laguna Hills Leisure World
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Dorothy
Gacy
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Avenida Carmel
Tnen
Warren F. Morgan
U.S. Navy
Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce
Roy Cody
Fresno
Soff Magers
Cody
Toon
Methodist Church
J. A. Baker
Leisure World
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Flight crash near Laguna Hills scars families and crews
Emergency crews battled a devastating mid morning collision as a military drone flight near El Toro struck the Laguna Hills Leisure World complex. Dozens of firefighters Marines and search teams dug through debris seeking survivors though the casualty toll included several injured residents and missing persons.
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