A Russian cargo plane carrying 11 people disappeared from radars in Magadan region in the Far East Tuesday morning, said regional authorities.

Local emergency situations department officers told reporters the An-12 plane, en route from Magadan to Chukotka, disappeared from radars at 07:34 Moscow time (0334 GMT) some 300 km from its take-off point.

Earlier, the crew has reported to the Magadan airport stuff that a fuel leak and a fire were found in one of the plane's engines and asked for an emergency landing in the airport.

A rescue helicopter and several rescue teams are searching for the plane.