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Passenger plane 'crashes into building in Lagos' Passenger plane 'crashes into building in Lagos'
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A passenger plane has crashed into a building in Nigeria's main city of Lagos, officials say.A passenger plane has crashed into a building in Nigeria's main city of Lagos, officials say.
Witnesses told Reuters news agency they saw the Dana Air plane strike the building and burst into flames. Witnesses told Reuters news agency they saw the Dana Air plane strike the two-storey building and burst into flames.
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority head Harold Denuren told local media he did not believe any of the approximately 150 people on board had survived. At least 162 people were thought to be on board, but the head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said he doubted any could have survived.
The crash took place in a neighbourhood just outside the airport, AP quoted federal emergency management as saying. The crash took place in a neighbourhood just outside the airport in overcast weather, reports said.
It said emergency personnel were on their way to the scene. Federal emergency personnel were said to be on their way to the scene.
There were conflicting reports as to whether the Dana Air flight was arriving in Lagos from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, or was just leaving Lagos bound for Abuja. There were conflicting reports as to whether the flight was arriving in Lagos from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, or was leaving Lagos bound for Abuja when the crash happened.
Reports said the weather at the time of the crash was clear and sunny.
Nigeria, like many African countries, has a poor air safety record, though some efforts have been made to improve it since a spate of airline disasters in 2005.Nigeria, like many African countries, has a poor air safety record, though some efforts have been made to improve it since a spate of airline disasters in 2005.