Brazil. A passenger plane crashed in the state of Sao Paulo. There were dozens of people on board.

According to Spanish-language media, including La Nacion, the Voepass plane was carrying 58 passengers and four crew members. It was flying from Cascavel, Parana, to Guarulhos Airport, Sao Paulo. The airline confirmed that flight 2283 crashed.

There were no survivors from the crash, city officials said. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attending a public event in the south of the country on Friday, asked the crowd to stand and observe a minute of silence.

It is not yet known what caused the crash. Officials said, however, that the plane's black box was found.

The local fire department reported that it crashed in the city of Vinhedo at 1:25 p.m. La Nacion reports that it happened in the Capela residential area, on Edueta Street, near the Miguel Melhado de Campos highway. The plane involved was a twin-engine ATR-72-500. Emergency services, including the fire department and the Military Police, began the rescue operation.

According to local authorities, one house was damaged at the plane crash site, but no residents of the town were injured.

Brazilian television showed footage of a fire in the crash area, showing flames and smoke billowing from what appears to be a plane fuselage. A separate shot also showed the plane falling, spiraling downward.

In a statement to the media, ATR, the plane's manufacturer, said it was aware of the Vinhedo crash. It assured that its specialists would take full part in the investigation into the crash, which will be led by the Brazilian Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Aircraft Accidents. The police have also begun an investigation.