A Boeing 777 plane believed to be carrying 291 crash landed at San Francisco airport this afternoon reportedly killing at least two passengers.
The tail of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 flight from South Korea was ripped off in the horrific accident and a huge blaze tore through the plane which onlookers described as spinning around on impact.
Horrific photographs of the damage emerged moments after the crash as well as cellphone videos of the plane as it spun out of control.
A fire department source said that at least two of those on-board were killed - although there has been no official comment on injuries.
Several passengers could be seen fleeing down emergency inflatable slides while those hurt were rushed to San Francisco General Hospital.
A coastguard team was also dispatched to search the nearby water.
A huge smoke cloud could be seen for miles from the site of San Francisco International and tourists in the airport terminal and on waiting flights could only look on in horror as the plane spun across the runway on its belly.
Onlookers said much of the tail came off in the crash while others reported seeing the plane's fuselage spinning around as it journeyed across the concourse.
The entire ceiling of the plane was destroyed in the blaze that immediately followed.
Emergency workers rushed to its aid and doused it with white foam to try and control the flames. They were able to help those who were miraculously able to escape the wreckage and were seen fleeing down emergency slides.
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