At least 37 people have been killed in a military transport plane crash in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan, officials say, the BBC reports.
The Hercules C-130 plane crashed into two houses and a car and burst into flames creating a huge fireball.
Military spokesman Fuad Basya told the BBC that the plane came down soon after take-off and that there were at least 12 crew members on board.
Officials say that bodies were recovered from the plane wreckage.
A major rescue operation is under way at the crash site which was covered in flames and thick black smoke.
