(Adds details of crash site, witness quote)
By Faisal Aziz
KARACHI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A plane carrying eight people crashed early on Sunday in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, setting buildings on fire.
Provincial Health Minister Sagheer Ahmed told Reuters three bodies were recovered. Express 24/7 television said 10 people were killed.
The Civil Aviation Authority said the plane went down after taking off from Karachi airport.
Spokesman Pervez George said it was a Russian-built cargo aircraft bound for Sudan.
The plane hit a building under construction at a navy housing complex. Several unoccupied buildings nearby caught fire. Rescue workers and fought a huge blaze.
Nisar Ali was sitting at his home with friends about one km away. "At first we thought it was a flare and then we ran to the area and realised it was a crash," he said.
On Nov. 5 a small plane chartered to an international oil company crashed after taking off from Karachi airport, killing all 21 people on board.
A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad in July, killing all 152 on board, Pakistan's worst aviation accident. (Reporting by Faisal Aziz; editing by Andrew Dobbie)
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