<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A small plane carrying eight people crashed into a residential area of Colombia's second-largest city Medellin on Monday, killing all on board, airport authorities said.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The aircraft took off from the Olaya Herrera airport in the morning and reported an engine failure before crashing into a house, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air.</div><div><br></div><div>The airport's Twitter account reported that the eight people in the plane -- six passengers and two crew -- had been reported as "fatalities."</div><div><br></div><div>There was no indication if anyone had been injured or killed in the house.</div><div><br></div><div>"There has been a plane accident in the Belen Rosales sector. The full capacity of government has been activated to assist the victims," Mayor Daniel Quintero wrote on Twitter earlier.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the plane was a twin-engine Piper heading from Medellin to the municipality of Pizarro in the neighboring department of Choco.</div><div><br></div><div>The plane "signaled engine failure on takeoff and did not manage to return to the Olaya Herrera airport," one of two in Medellin.</div><div><br></div><div>The aircraft crashed into a house, destroying its upper floors, according to images shared by the emergency services. Firefighters were working to douse flames amid scattered tiles and collapsed brick walls.</div><div><br></div><div>Medellin lies in a narrow valley, surrounded by the Andes mountains.</div><div><br></div><div>In 2016, a plane carrying Brazil's Chapecoense football team ran out of fuel and crashed in the mountains near the city, killing 71 of the 77 people on board, including 16 players. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>