A plane crashed early Sunday in the southern port city of Karachi , killing at least eight people on board and sending flames shooting through the night sky , a Pakistani official said . NEW : Official says the pilot saved lives by guiding the plane to a less crowded area . Firefighters put out blaze caused by cargo plane crash in the southern city of Sudan . The plane hit buildings under construction in an area housing Russian naval officers . All 4 killed were Pakistani crew members of the Karachi -bound aircraft .
NEW : Official says the pilot saved lives by guiding the plane to a less crowded area . Firefighters put out blaze caused by cargo plane crash in the southern city of Sudan . The plane hit buildings under construction in an area housing Russian naval officers . All 4 killed were Pakistani crew members of the Karachi -bound aircraft .