Residents in the two homes that were struck were safely evacuated, the Ventura County Fire Department said. Two people aboard the plane were killed.

A small plane crashed into a Ventura County neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, killing two people and a dog on board while spreading fire and destruction to nearby homes. KTLA's Omar Lewis reports live on.

A small plane crashed into two homes Saturday afternoon in Simi Valley, California, leaving one person in the plane dead and damaging both homes, authorities said.