It was a close shave for passengers on board an Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, which crash landed at the Dubai International Airport on Wednesday. Six people were injured following the accident.
All 282 passengers and crew members were safely evacuated following the landing. An eyewitness video shows a sudden explosion followed by a ball of fire on board the aircraft after landing.
VIDEO: #Dubai Flt #EK521 - explosion over right wing shortly after coming to stand still (likely starboard engine) pic.twitter.com/anOzCIRBgu
— Mikey Kay (@MikeyKayNYC) August 3, 2016
Another video shows a fire on-board the aircraft. Reports suggest that the aircraft’s engine caught fire while making the landing. The fire has since been brought under control, say passengers.
Video #Smoke and #fire #Emirates #plane that #crash #landed at #Dubai #Airport #aviation #dubaiairport #dxb pic.twitter.com/JRVbnH1c8c
— Lokesh Dhiman (@LokeshDhi) August 3, 2016
Flight Alerts tweeted that video showed a part of the aircraft’s engine had parted with the plane.
The moment #EK521 came to a halt at DXB after landing from India. Appears to show one engine parted with aircraft pic.twitter.com/kSd4PtTGKe
— Flight Alerts ⚠(@FlightAlerts777) August 3, 2016
Amateur video at the airport also shows huge plumes of black smoke emanating from the aircraft that made a “belly landing”.
Emirates Plane #EK521 with 275 Passengers & Crew on Board Crash-Lands in #Dubai.All Passengers Evacuated Safety. pic.twitter.com/iD7x8mZByh
— ThalirSms Media (@Thalirsms) August 3, 2016