Plane crash in Nigeria kills all 153 on board

The pilot reported engine trouble shortly before the plane went down in a crowded neighborhood in Lagos. Here, residents gather to look at the crash site on Monday. (Sunday Alamba / Associated Press)

June 4, 2012 9:52 AM PT

Emergency workers in Nigeria searched for corpses Monday at the site where an American-built airliner came crashing down, killing all 153 aboard. Rescue officials said they fear many more people may have perished on the ground.

Rescue workers carry bodies from the site of the plane crash in Lagos. (Sunday Alamba / Associated Press)

Residents help carry a fire hose to the scene of the plane crash, which plunged into a plot containing a church, a residential building and a printing shop in Lagos. (Emmanuel Arewa, AFP/Getty Images)

The aircraft that crashed into a Lagos neighborhood reportedly lost altitude rapidly and plowed into a residential building and a printing works before bursting into flames. (Sunday Alamba / Associated Press)

Onlookers stand on the still smoldering landing gear of the crashed passenger plane, which killed all 153 on board. (Jon Gambrell / Associated Press)

The Dana Air plane was en route from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, along one of the country’s most important air routes when it crashed on Sunday. (Sunday Alamba / Associated Press)