Reports coming in from Melbourne suggests the crash of an airplane into a shopping centre next to Essendon airport.

According to Daily Mail, five people were onboard the Beechcraft charter plane to King Island, towards Tasmania. Huge flames were seen blowing from the northern side of the city on Tuesday morning after the airplane crashed just before 9 o'clock.

Surrounding roads and areas would be affected for some time according to the police.

Motorists and witnesses have been posting pictures and videos of the smoke and fire around the building on which the plane crashed.

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