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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 with about 150 people on board has crashed into a building in Nigeria's main city of Lagos.
Witnesses told Reuters news agency they saw the Dana Air plane strike the two-storey building and burst into flames. The Dana Air plane struck a two-storey building and burst into flames, witnesses were quoted as saying.
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 head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said he doubted anyone could have survived the crash. Thousands of onlookers were drawn to the crash site.
The crash took place in a neighbourhood just outside the airport in overcast weather, reports said. Rescue services pulled at least one body from the rubble and were searching for survivors, AP news agency said.
Federal emergency personnel were said to be on their way to the scene. The plane crashed in the densely populated Iju neighbourhood, just north of the airport, Lagos State police spokesman Joseph Jaiyeoba told AFP.
Smoke billows
At the crash site, reporters saw plane wreckage scattered around and the body of the plane lodged into an apartment building.
Firefighters tried to put out the smouldering flames of the jet engine as black smoke billowed.
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.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.
The weather at the time was overcast.
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.