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.

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

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A rescuer walks past the wreckage of the cargo plane following the crash[/caption]

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Police at the scene of the crash near Vilnius Airport[/caption]

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.

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

One person has been confirmed dead, while another was rushed to hospital.

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

The Boeing 737 was 31 years old, which is considered by experts to be an older airframe, though thats not unusual for cargo flights.