London, July 13 -- A small plane crashed into a ball of fire and black plumes at London Southend Airport runway on Sunday, New York Post reported.

The explosion hit London Southend Airport at around 4pm (local time), with eyewitnesses describing the horrific crash that left them trembling.

"I saw the huge fireball from my window," a local Dan Hill told UKNIP, as reported by the New York Post.

"I'm still shaking like mad. I've never seen anything like it," he added.

Southend Airport is an international travel hub about 35 miles east of central London in Southend-on-Sea, as per The New York Post.

Essex Police said they were working with emergency services to investigate the crash, with no information yet on how many people were aboard ...