Quote:VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A Navy fighter jet crashed into a suburban Virginia apartment block Friday, moments after the two pilots were able to safely eject.

The two-seater F/A-18D slammed into the low-rise Mayfair Mews in Virginia Beach at around noon local time, setting it ablaze.

TV footage of the crash showed crater-sized holes in five buildings, towering flames and a thick, black plume of smoke billowing from the wreckage.

It was not immediately clear whether any residents were inside the 20 apartments hit by the jet, but fire department officials say nobody is currently missing and there are no known deaths.

Locals said at least one building in the block housed senior citizens. Virginia's WTKR-TV reported that five people on the ground were taken to the hospital but their conditions were not known.

"It's going to take a while to do a detailed search of these buildings," Tim Riley, spokesman for the Virginia Beach Fire Department, said.

The military, meanwhile, confirmed the F/A-18D's two-man crew managed to safely eject moments before the impact. Both were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to another Virginia station, WAVY-TV.

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