At least one dead as Boeing 737 DHL cargo plane crashes into house in fireball while landing at Vilnius Airport

AT least one person has been killed after a cargo plane crashed into a house and exploded into a fireball.

The Boeing 737 jet was approaching Vilnius Airport in Lithuania when it struck the two-storey building.

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Dramatic footage shows a blast lighting up the early morning sky in the Lithuanian capital.

Shocking images show the fiery wreckage of the DHL cargo plane, which had flown in from Leipzig, Germany. 

Flight-tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft made a turn to the north of the airport, lining up for landing, before crashing around 1.5km short of the runway in Žirnių Street.

Nearby residents were evacuated by emergency crews.

The cause of the smash, which happened just before 5.30am local time, has not been revealed.

Weather at the airport was around freezing temperature, with clouds before sunrise and winds around 18 mph.

One person has been confirmed dead, while three other crew members were rushed to hospital.

The DHL aircraft was operated by Swiftair, a Madrid-based contractor.

It was 31 years old, which is considered by experts to be an older airframe, though that’s not unusual for cargo flights.

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