STORY: :: Fire is seen after a DHL cargo jet crashes into a house in Lithuania
:: Emergency responders are at the scene, with one fatality reported
:: Vilnius, Lithuania
:: November 25, 2024
Firefighters were seen at 0530GMT pouring water onto smoke from a building some 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north of the airport runway in the Lithuanian capital. A large police and ambulance presence was seen nearby and several nearby major streets were cordoned off.
The airplane, operated on behalf of DHL by a contractor, originated from Leipzig and fell on a house, a spokesperson for the governmental National Crisis Management Center said. All of the people in the house survived, he added.
Police said the plane crashed into the house as it was approaching for landing and 12 people have been safely evacuated from the building. The search for a fourth person is ongoing, police added.