LORIENT, FRANCE — A fighter jet has crashed in France, leaving two of its pilots slightly injured.<br /><br />A Belgian F-16 aircraft took off from Florennes, Belgium and was heading to the French Naval Air Station in Lorient, France when its engine malfunctioned.<br /><br />The fighter jet was not carrying any weapons, the BBC reports, citing officials. <br /><br />Both the pilots successfully ejected from the aircraft, Euronews reports. One of the pilots was left hanging from a power line as his parachute got caught. It's unclear how the other pilot landed.<br /><br />The French emergency services conducted a two-hour rescue operation to save the pilot stuck on the power line, according to the BBC. <br /><br />Officials said both pilots survived and only suffered minor injuries.<br /><br />After the two pilots ejected, the fighter jet's wing went on to smash the roof of a house before crashing into a nearby field, BBC News reports, citing French newspaper Le Telegramme.
