PHILADELPHIA >> A medical transport jet carrying a pediatric patient and five others slammed into a Philadelphia neighborhood about 30 seconds after taking off on Friday, erupting in a fireball and engulfing several homes in fire.

Mayor Cherelle Parker said Wednesday night at a news conference that information on fatalities wasn’t immediately known but several homes and vehicles had been damaged.

“This is still an active scene under investigation,” she said.

A doorbell camera captured footage of the plane plunging in a streak of white and exploding as it hit the ground near a shopping mall and major roadway. The crash came just two days after the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a generation.

The crash happened less than 3 miles from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights.