DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - An Emirates Airline flight coming from India crash-landed at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, the Dubai government media office said on its official Twitter account, adding that there were no reported casualties yet.
Pictures purportedly showing the incident posted on social media showed a thick black plume of smoke rising from the top of a burning plane.
The Twitter account of live air traffic monitor Flightradar24 said takeoffs and landings at Dubai had been suspended because of the incident, adding that the plane involved was a Boeing 777-300 A6-EMW. The flight involved was EK521 coming from Thiruvananthapuram, it said.
Airport and company representatives could not be immediately reached for comment.
(Writing By Noah Browning, Editing by William Maclean) ((noah.browning@thomsonreuters.com;))
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DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - An Emirates Airline flight coming from India crash-landed and burst into flames on Wednesday at Dubai International Airport, but all 275 passengers and crew escaped from the burning fuselage and were evacuated to safety, authorities said.
Video purportedly of the incident showed a tower of flame bursting from the front of the aircraft, and then a thick black plume of smoke rising into the sky. Reuters was unable independently to verify the footage.
Photographs of the incident posted on social media showed a plane lying crumpled on its belly on the tarmac with black smoke pouring from its upper section.
All departure flights from Dubai international, the world's busiest airport for international travel, were delayed until further notice, authorities said.
A spokesperson for operator Dubai Airports said all passengers and crew aboard flight EK521 coming from Thiruvananthapuram had been safely evacuated and emergency services were managing the situation.
Emirates Airline said there had been 275 passengers and crew aboard the plane, a Boeing 777-300.
Planemaker Boeing
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(Reporting by Noah Browning, Hadeel al Sayegh, David French, Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Richard Balmforth) ((noah.browning@thomsonreuters.com;))
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