Residents in the two homes that were struck were safely evacuated, the Ventura County Fire Department said. Two people aboard the plane were killed.

A small plane crashed into two Simi Valley homes on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Residents evacuated unharmed but an occupant on board the plane is believed to be dead. Just before 2 p.m., the small plane crashed in the 200 block of High Meadows Street, said Simi Valley Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Chris Johnson.

Lauren Pozen reports from Simi Valley, where the investigation into a plane crash that killed two people and a dog on Saturday afternoon continued.