Brazil plane crash latest: All 61 on board dead near Sao Paulo after passenger plane crashes in fiery wreck

A plane carrying 61 people crashed in Brazil ’s Sao Paulo state on Friday, killing everyone on board, according to government officials.

VoePass flight 2283 took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, just before noon on its way to the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport. The ATR-72 lost signal around 1:22 pm local time and crashed in Vinhedo, 50 miles northwest of Sao Paulo city.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed the crash shortly after the plane hit the ground.

“I would like everyone to stand up so that we can observe a minute of silence,” Silva said in an address.

Video shows the plane spiraling downwards into a neighborhood. Additional footage showed a large area on fire and smoke billowing from the wreckage. The plane hit multiple houses, Brazil’s Civil Defense told CNN.

The rapid descent began at 1:21 pm, reaching a maximum vertical speed of 24,000 feet per minute – about 10 times the normal rate of descent, and corresponding to 275mph, according to Flightradar24 data. The last data transmission is at 1:22 pm, when the aircraft is show as being at 4,100 feet with a vertical speed of over 12,000 feet per minute, around 140mph.