A DHL cargo plane crashed in Lithuania early Monday as it approached an airport, killing a Spanish crew member and injuring three others on board, officials said.

Surveillance footage shows the Boeing 737 descending as it lands and disappearing behind a building. Moments later, a gigantic fireball exploded into the sky. The moment of impact is not visible in the images.

The DHL plane was operated by Swiftair, a Madrid-based contractor, and was carrying four people when it crashed at 5:30 a.m. local time as the plane arrived from Leipzig, Germany, a major cargo hub, the Lithuanian airport authority told The Associated. Press.

DHL told AP in a statement that the plane “made an emergency landing” about half a mile from Vilnius airport. The cause of the accident is unknown and an investigation is underway.

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Security footage shows the Boeing 737 descending as the plane begins to land. (Arvydas Paukstys via Storyful)

One crew member, a Spanish national, was killed and three others – identified as Spanish, German and Lithuanian nationals – were injured in the crash, Reuters reported, citing local police.

The plane disappears behind a building and then a fireball bursts into the sky. (Arvydas Paukstys via Storyful)

Rescue officials told the air force that the plane broke up on impact and slid several hundred meters into an area of ​​residential homes. Officials said the debris struck at least one home, although no one on the ground was injured.

“Despite the crash in a residential area, fortunately no lives were lost among the local population,” Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė told reporters, according to The Associated Press.

Officials said the cause of the crash is unknown and an investigation is underway. (Arvydas Paukstys via Storyful)

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The Boeing 737 involved in the crash was 31 years old, Reuters reported, citing a Flightradar24 database.

The Associated Press analyzed flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 and found that the plane turned north of the airport to line up for landing before crashing just over a mile short of the runway.

While the cause of the accident remains unclear, the crash comes as Western security officials previously told Reuters they suspect Russian intelligence of conducting test flights for acts of sabotage on cargo flights to the United States.

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German officials are also investigating fires that occurred in Leipzig earlier this year, in which incendiary devices were hidden in packages in a warehouse, Reuters reported.