A small jet has crashed in a residential area of San Diego, California, causing extensive damage to homes and vehicles
raising serious concerns about disaster-related insurance coverage, home liability protection, and emergency health services.
According to NBC San Diego, the crash occurred around 3:45AM local time on Thursday, May 22, in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood near Sculpin Street and Santo Road. Emergency responders arrived to find a chaotic scene engulfed in fire and thick fog, prompting urgent coordination with hazardous materials teams and hospital trauma response units.
Images shared on social media show flames erupting in the middle of a residential street, with smoke pouring into the early morning sky—illustrating the kind of scenario often modeled in catastrophic insurance simulations and hospital emergency preparedness plans.
“We’re responding to a plane crash in the area of Sculpin Street and Santo Road,” San Diego Police said in a statement. “Please avoid the area to allow emergency crews to work safely. More information will be shared as it becomes available.”
