Associated Press, NBC News – AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A Florida real estate company says seven of its associates were among the nine people believed killed when a small jet crashed into an apartment building in northeast Ohio.
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Pebb Enterprises in Boca Raton says in a statement that two executives and five employees were aboard the 10-seat Hawker H25 jet that crashed and exploded Tuesday afternoon in Akron.
Authorities are trying to independently confirm how many people were on board.
The statement says the company is "shocked and deeply saddened for the families, colleagues and friends of those who perished."
Investigators returned to the site Wednesday morning at first light to begin recovery of remains.
It's not clear what caused the crash.
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