U.S. rescue officials say all residents have been accounted for at an apartment complex in the eastern state of Virginia where a U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed, injuring seven people, including both pilots.
Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim Riley made the announcement Saturday, after crews searched into the night for three people listed as missing.
No fatalities have been reported from the crash, and officials say all of the victims, except for one pilot, have been treated and released from the hospital.
One of the crew members was reportedly a student pilot, while the other was an instructor. Both pilots ejected from the plane before it crashed into the complex Friday, damaging some 40 apartment units and sending flames and smoke rising into the sky.
A Navy official said the jet had suffered a "catastrophic mechanical malfunction."
The two-seat F/A-18 Hornet was based at a nearby U.S. Naval air station in Virginia Beach. The area has a large concentration of military bases.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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