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Last updated 10:33 p.m. ET (AP) VIRGINIA BEACH , Va. - A fighter jet that malfunctioned just after takeoff hurtled into a Virginia Beach apartment complex on Friday in a spectacular crash that sent flames and black smoke billowing from the rubble. The two pilots managed to eject just before impact, suffering minor injuries along with five others on the ground. Several residents described hearing a loud explosion and looking out their windows to see the red and orange blaze. In the confusion that followed, two men helped one of the bloodied pilots from the two- seat F18 Hornet move to safety. "Oh, my God, I heard three really loud explosions, then the black smoke went up high in the sky," said 71-year-old Felissa Ezell, who lives in a townhouse near the crash site. By evening, emergency crews were searching through the charred remains of the complex, where some 40 apartment units were damaged or destroyed. No fatalities had been reported. Seven people, including the pilot...

VIRGINIA BEACH , Va. - An apartment fire in Virginia Beach on Friday is believed to be the result of juveniles playing with a lighter, according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department . Fire crews responded to the 100 block of Sea Cove Court just before 11 a.m. to find heavy smoke coming from a second story unit in the building. Firefighters entered the building and determined everyone had gotten out of the building safely. They started attacking the fire from the inside with support from a ladder truck pouring water onto the roof. The fire was under control is just over 15 minutes and declared to be out at 11:26 a.m. No one was injured and damage was limited to the unit where the fire started. The fire remains under investigation but investigators believe children who lived in the unit where the fire started were playing with a lighter. 36.839383 -75.996355