I, too, heard a news report (I am sure it was BBC) that said the pilot had reported a malfunction and had requested emergency services to be readied but that the aircraft exploded prior to landing. I can't, now, find that same report written on the BBC website but I will continue looking to provide attribution.
The local newspaper story (in English) is
here - still not the wording I know I heard in the breaking-news story but.. a different pov maybe?