10 killed after small plane crashes in Brazil s Gramado

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then the second floor of a building before crashing into a mobile phone shop in a largely residential neighborhood of Gramado
More than a dozen people who were on the ground were taken to hospitals with injuries including smoke inhalation, with two said to be in
critical condition.It is not immediately clear what caused the crash.Local media reported that the plane was piloted by Luiz Claudio
Galeazzi, a Brazilian businessman who was travelling with his family to Sao Paulo State
that he was traveling with his wife, their three daughters, several other family members and another company employee, who perished in the
plane departing from Canela airport in Rio Grande do Sul State, minutes before it crashed in Gramado, which is about 10km from the
airport.Gramado is in the Serra Gaucha mountains and popular with Brazilian tourists who enjoy the cool weather, hiking spots and
traditional architecture
The town was settled by large numbers of German and Italian immigrants in the 19th century and is a popular spot for Christmas