BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) – A small plane crashed near Crystal Airport, killing both people on board and drawing a swift response from emergency crews and neighbors.

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Emergency response and community reaction after crash

What we know:

Investigators say the crash happened shortly after takeoff, with the plane identified as a Beech F33A. The Brooklyn Park Fire Department arrived within minutes and put out the fire. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed there were two people on the plane and local authorities said there were no survivors.

Neighbors living near the crash site described hearing a loud boom and seeing flames. 

“I was in the house, in my bedroom, and my daughter was eating cereal at the kitchen table, and there was a really loud boom,” said Ashley Capp, who lives across the street. 

Kim Clark, another neighbor, said, “It was scary because it was like, it’s really close to my home, and my family stays here.”

Clark captured video of the plane engulfed in flames just after the crash. 

“We look across the street, and it was a huge flame, huge fire. And then everybody started calling 911, and some people were getting close to see if there were anybody alive. But then it kind of started to spark, and the flames started to get bigger,” said Clark.

Police arrived quickly, but neighbors said the fire made it impossible to help those inside the plane. 

“The police got here in a few minutes, but it was kind of sad to watch them. You could almost tell on their faces that there was a person in there, and they were kind of circling the plane; they couldn’t do anything without fire,” said Capp.

The crash marks the second deadly plane crash in Brooklyn Park in more than a year. 

“It’s getting more and more worrisome because we’re kind of in the line of the airport there,” said Clark.

North Dakota Rep. among those killed

Dig deeper:

North Dakota State Rep. Liz Conmy was confirmed as one of the two people killed. North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong released a statement saying, “Kjersti and I are saddened by this tragic loss and offer our deepest condolences to her family, friends and fellow legislators. We ask North Dakotans to join us in keeping them in our prayers.”

North Dakota State Senator Tim Mathern also released a statement saying, “Rep. Liz Conmy was my running mate and friend. She had a zest for life and a strong work ethic. Our democracy needs more like her. She will be missed by Democrats and Republicans alike. Her family has our love and support.”

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expected to arrive on scene either Monday night or early Tuesday morning to begin a closer investigation of the wreckage. More details could become available once investigators have examined the site.

What we don’t know:

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined. Investigators have not released the identity of the second person on board or additional details about what led to the crash. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio Supreme Court ruling could lead to some relief for Ohioans’ electric bill.

The court ruled that submetering companies must be regulated like all traditional utilities. Advocates say the move is a victory for customers who may have been stuck with high bills and few protections. 

Columbus renter Mitchell Bienvenue shared his experience on social media after receiving electric bills well over $300 for his two-bedroom apartment and couldn’t get a clear explanation as to why. 

“My parents live in a four-bedroom house down the street, and their bill was less than half of ours, and I thought that was wild,” Bienvenue said. “It got me questioning it. It got me looking into it.”

Bienvenue’s research led him to find out that his new apartment complex’s utilities are through a submetering company, American Power & Light. 

Submetering is the practice in which a third party buys electricity and gas from a public utility and resells it to consumers, often leading to unexplained higher costs and excessive fees. It’s a common practice at many apartments and condos. 

“I wasn’t told any of this before signing the lease,” Bienvenue said. “I don’t think it’s right that a submetering company can just charge whatever to apartment renters when they have no control and no say in what happens.”

The long-standing practice has gone unregulated, but the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision changes that. The ruling says the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has the authority to regulate submetering companies.

In this case, the court found that Nationwide Energy Partners (NEP) is subject to PUCO’s jurisdiction because “jurisdictional statute defines a public utility to include an entity ‘engaged in the business of supplying electricity … to consumers within this state,’” Justice Patrick DeWine wrote in the opinion. “The record in this case shows that NEP does exactly that.”

“The law is the law,” Maureen Willis, with the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, said. “If they’re providing essential utility service, they have to abide by that law and follow the rules.”

The Ohio Consumers’ Council applauded the decision. Willis says it gives critical protections to consumers, but there’s still work that needs to be done. 

“We’d like to see immediate compliance, and we’d like to see real oversight by the Public Utilities Commission,” Willis said. “That may take some time, but it is something that has been long overdue.”

State leaders plan to work with the PUCO to ensure the ruling is implemented and that submeter consumers get full protection as soon as possible.

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