(CNN)At least two people died when a twin-engine Cessna crashed in a Southern California neighborhood on Monday afternoon, officials said.
"We do have multiple confirmed fatalities, we do not know exactly how many," said Justin Matsushita, deputy fire chief for the city of Santee, in a briefing for reporters. "We do know there are at least two confirmed."
Emergency responders are searching for casualties as they determine the extent of damage to homes, he said.
"Not to be too graphic, but it's a pretty brutal scene for our guys, and we're trying to comb through it," Matsushita said.
Two homes in a Santee neighborhood in San Diego County took the brunt of the plane's impact and two or three more were damaged. The scene was still smoldering hours after the crash.
It is unclear how many people were aboard the Cessna 340A. "We believe that the injuries are not survivable for anyone that was on board," Matsushita said.
Several vehicles, including a box truck, were on fire when emergency crews arrived on scene, officials said. Debris is strewn across a residential block, and the power has been turned off for about 10 homes in the area as investigators evaluate the damage.
Video recorded by OnScene.TV shows a badly burned UPS truck.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 340 crashed about 12:14 p.m. PT.
The San Diego County Fire Department and sheriff's department responded to the crash, which occurred near a high school. Santana High School tweeted that all students are secure and the incident happened a few blocks away.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is warning residents to stay away from the area.
The Red Cross has set up a temporary shelter for neighborhood residents who have been displaced by the incident.
The FAA said it will release the tail number of the aircraft after investigators verify it at the accident site.
"The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide additional updates. Neither agency identifies people involved in aircraft accidents."
Santee is about 20 miles east of San Diego.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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