DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Lithuania, Killing 1

A DHL cargo plane crashed into homes near an airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, killing one person on board and sparking a fire, officials said.The plane had taken off in Leipzig, Germany, and it crashed just outside Vilnius Airport at about 5:30 a.m., the airport said in a statement.One of the four people on board was killed, Tadas Vasiliauskas, a spokesman for Lithuanian Airports, which manages Vilnius Airport, said in a brief phone interview.The DHL plane, operated by Swiftair, an airline based in Spain, crashed just before it was set to land, Mr.Vasiliauskas said.

It fell into homes and sparked a fire, he added.A representative for DHL did not respond to a request for information about the crash.This is a developing story....