PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It was a major sign of progress in Northeast Philadelphia after a medical jet crash that left seven people dead.
Cottman Avenue opened to traffic on Wednesday afternoon near Bustleton Avenue just five days after the crash.
One lane is still blocked to traffic as crews continue to fix the portion damaged on impact. Some adjoining roads remain closed.
Also on Wednesday, employees and customers began to return to the Roosevelt Mall, which sits right near the point of impact.
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New video continues to emerge from the night of the crash, but Maria Colon says her daughter, Ana, can tell you firsthand what happened because she was a few blocks away that night.
"The things she saw, and heard, nobody should see," Colon said. "The screams, the flames, just flashbacks and a total flood of all that."
Lucio Guijon lives about a block away from the scene. He said he quickly sent his family to the basement, then ran outside to find out what happened.
He said it was like watching a horror movie unfold in real-time.
"Huge fire, you know? All kinds of firetrucks, firefighters," he said. "Like, so scary."
Six people onboard that medical jet were killed. The victims included a child, her mother, and four crew members, all from Mexico.
A seventh person on the ground was also killed. The victim was identified Wednesday as 37-year-old Stephen Dreuitt of Philadelphia.
The number of people injured remains at 24. Still, city officials say those numbers are all subject to change.
Maria Colon says she is encouraged to see the area cleaned up and starting to reopen, but her heartbreak lingers.
"I'm sorry for everyone lost, for everybody who was displaced, and I'm praying for everyone," she said. "We're praying for everyone."
According to the city, while 366 homes in the area were impacted by the crash, with 21 homes damaged and four destroyed.
Officials say the NTSB has finished its work at the crash site. Forensics teams are still working to collect data and NTSB's preliminary report expected in about a month.