NEW YORK (CNN) -- Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor were killed Wednesday when Lidle's plane crashed into a high-rise apartment building in New York, city and baseball team officials said.
No residents at the Belaire Condominiums at 524 E. 72nd Street near the East River were injured.
Emergency responders found Lidle's passport in the street below, the officials said. Two bodies were found in the street, responders told CNN.(Watch witness accounts of cascading fireballs and a plane split in half -- 1:58 )
"It looks like the plane just flew into someone's living room," witness Sarah Steiner told CNN.
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The cause of the plane hitting the building in Manhattan was a terrorist attack carried out by members of the extremist group Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001.
The building that was hit by the plane in Manhattan was the North Tower of the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers.
2,606 people were killed in the plane crash in Manhattan, including passengers and crew on the plane as well as those working in and around the World Trade Center.
The plane hitting the building in Manhattan caused the collapse of the North Tower and the South Tower of the World Trade Center, as well as extensive damage to surrounding buildings and infrastructure. It also resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and had a profound impact on the United States and the world.
In the aftermath of the attack, significant security measures were implemented to prevent a similar incident from happening again. These include enhanced airport security screenings, increased intelligence and counterterrorism efforts, and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, new building codes and safety regulations were put in place to improve the resilience of structures against future attacks.