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By Gina Gomez
Austin, Texas, Feb 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A small plane crashed in a seven-storey building that accommodates a number of government offices on Thursday. The building which also lodges the Internal Revenue Service was soon engulfed by huge smoke as well as fire after the plane crashed into it on Thursday morning. A software engineer who is said to have been agitated with the Internal Revenue Service reportedly carried the attack and is believed to have been killed in the incident

Federal officials have reiterated that the second and the third floor of the structure suffered extensive damage as black smoke were emitting from it propelling the fire firefighters to take the necessary steps to douse off the fire. Initial investigation has revealed that the plane struck the second floor of the building which resulted in widespread damage. Meanwhile, in a statement that has been released by the Department of Homeland Security it has been revealed that in order to collect more details about the circumstances that led to the incident, it is working closely with the state officials as well as the federal representatives. It has been reported that the emergency crews have retrieved two bodies from the rubble although the identities of those killed has not been revealed as yet.

At the same time, an individual working in the building remains unaccounted while supposedly 13 people have suffered injuries in the attack and the condition of two is said to be quite critical. Meanwhile, the pilot who carried out the heinous act has been identified as Joseph Andrew Stack, who reportedly also had set his house on fire prior to indulging in the suicide attack.