F-16 Jet crashes into building in California, pilot safely ejected

On Thursday, the F-16 fighter jet that was flying for routine training exercises, crashed into a warehouse outside the March Air Reserve Base in Southern California. The war plane went down at 3:30 pm and slammed into a warehouse at the end of the base runway.

According to the reports from the base spokesman, the pilot was safely ejected and no injuries were reported.

“The pilot did eject and the pilot is OK, and there are no other injuries at this time,” he said, adding he did not believe anyone was inside the warehouse when the crash occurred.

A section of Interstate 215, a major north-south route running through the base, was closed in both directions after the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP urged motorists to avoid the area.