Plane Explodes After Emergency Landing At Dubai Airport

Dubai airport was immediately closed for landings and take offs. Flights headed to Dubai were diverted

An Emirates flight from Trivandrum to Dubai makes an emergency landing in Dubai

But Dhanya Rajendran, who posted a photograph of the plane billowing smoke on the runway, said a few passengers had been injured

Plane was flying from Kerala with over 275 people on board caught fire after crash

“Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport at about 12.45 p.m,” the airline tweeted. It said all passengers were evacuated and there were no reported injuries.

All passengers on board flight EK521 have been escorted to safety