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How the Boeing 777 plane crash at San Francisco Airport unfolded on social media

One of the first images of the plane crash at SFO. Twitter / Krista Seiden

Reports of a Asiana Boeing 777 Airline crash landing at San Francisco International Airport unfolded on social media before mainstream media picked up the story.

As is often the case when those nearby or involved in the incident have a smart phone, word about the incident starts to make the rounds on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube first.

Here’s a look at some of the key posts from the Asiana Boeing 777 crash in San Francisco on Saturday.

At 11:29 a.m. a passenger boarding another flight tweeted this photo from inside the San Francisco airport:

At 11:37 a.m. Twitter user Chris Gonzalez tweeted:

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Twitter user David Eun put this photo on Path shortly after he made it safely out of the crashed plane.

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YouTube user Straylor posted two videos of the plane burning shortly after it happened:

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Twitter users near the site of the crash posted photos from other angles as well:

Images and video are continuing to come in and be shared on social media, and media outlets now have crews on scene.

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