In the stillness of night, a quiet, tree-lined street in a San Diego neighborhood was plunged into chaos when a plane clipped a power line and crashed – turning cars into fireballs and sending residents fleeing in a haze of smoke and confusion.

Fire and rescue officials say at least one person is dead and more fatalities are expected after a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, destroying several homes and cars.

A small plane crashed into a residential San Diego neighborhood early Thursday morning, directly hitting one home and spreading debris and jet fuel over more than a dozen others, officials said.