Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs A DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig in Germany crashed near the Vilnius Airport in Lithuania on the morning of Nov. 25, leaving one crew member dead and two injured, local media reported.The plane crashed a few kilometers south of the runway and hit a house, catching on fire. Three remaining people on board survived the crash, and 12 people were evacuated from the damaged house, according to authorities.The Boeing 737-476(SF) plane, operated by a DHL contractor Swiftair, crashed at about 5.30 a.m. local time south of the capital, officials said.Lithuanian authorities said it was too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the crash and that an investigation was underway.Two shipments from Lithuania to Leipzig caught fire earlier this year, with officials reportedly suspecting Moscow of a plot that saw several parcels sent by individuals to catch fire in Germany and the U.K. in July 2024. This could have led the cargo planes to crash if the fires happened during the flight.Lithuania blocks and fortifies bridge to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclaveLithuania’s Defense Minsiter Laurynas said other bridges leading to Kaliningrad would also be fortified, and some may even be mined.The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk
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