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Northern Wyoming plane crash causes fatalities, sparks wildfire

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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A plane crash in northeastern Wyoming has caused an unspecified number of fatalities and sparked a wildfire. Officials say the plane crashed at about 1 p.m. Friday north of the town of Gillette near the Montana state line. Local officials say a National Transportation Safety Board team would investigate. A distress signal was reportedly sent out by the plane before the crash. A local official says people later reported seeing smoke columns rising into the air near the suspected crash site.

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