FIREFIGHTERS have pulled at least one body from a building that was damaged by the plane crash in Lagos and searched for survivors as several charred corpses could be seen in the rubble.
Casualty figures were not yet known said Lagos state emergency manager Femi Oke-Osanyinpolu.
An emergency official said that between 140 and 150 people were on the Dana Air flight, but numbers were not confirmed as some flights in Nigeria issue paper tickets and don't always record all passengers electronically.
Iyiola Akande, the zonal coordinator for NEMA, said that colleagues on the ground said that 153 people were on board.
Witness Praise Richard said he was watching a film when he heard a loud explosion. He rushed outside and saw smoke and flames rising from the crash site. He said the plane crashed about 3.45 pm local time.
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"I don't think there will be any survivors," he said. "It would take a miracle."
The plane appeared to have landed on its belly when it first it crashed through a furniture shop and then into some residential buildings. The nose of the plane was embedded into the three-story
apartment building, damaging only one part of the structure.
Two fire trucks and about 50 rescue staff were at the site about an
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hour after the plane went down.