A small private plane has crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, sparking fires in at least 15 homes, authorities said.

A small plane crashed into a residential area of San Diego early on Thursday morning, police say Several homes and cars caught fire, with the public told to avoid the area It is currently unknown what

The six people killed when a plane crashed into a San Diego military housing community were being mourned and identified Saturday, as federal investigators continue probing the cause of the crash.

A small plane crashed into a San Diego military housing neighborhood, officials confirmed. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Assistant Chief Dan Eddy said that the plane struck about 15 homes, causing multiple homes and cars to catch fire.

The San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport was scheduled to reopen at 5 p.m. Friday night after a plane crash and fire closed the runway for nearly 8 hours. The announcement came in a news release Friday afternoon.

The crash drew a large police and fire response with first responders going house-to-house to check on residents. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the plane to crash.