MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — No bystanders on the ground were injured and a retirement complex was spared damage when a small plane crashed there Sunday afternoon.

First responders were on scene within two minutes of the crash at the Brethren Village retirement community just south of the Lancaster Airport around 3:18 p.m., officials said in a Sunday evening press conference.

Scott Little, Manheim Township Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator said the crews arrived to find a Beechcraft Bonanza and at least five cars aflame.

All five people aboard the airplane were injured and taken to area hospitals. Their conditions were not provided.

No injuries were reported on the ground and there was no damage to Brethren Village buildings.

“At no point on the ground was anyone injured, at no point did the plane or aircraft strike any part of the structure,” Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher said.

“The fact that we have a plane crash where everybody survives and nobody on the ground is hurt is a wonderful thing,” Fisher added. “Anytime you have transportation, you always have risk when people are moving, but having this type of ending so far is a great day for us.”

The officials said investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration are en route.

A shelter-in-place order was issued for the apartment complex, officials said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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