An Emirates Airline flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai with 275 people on board crash-landed at the Dubai International Airport today.
Six people, who were injured in the incident, have been admitted to a hospital in Dubai. Passengers and crew members were evacuated from the aircraft through emergency chutes as relief and rescue teams rushed in to put out the flames.
Thick, black smoke was seen coming out of the fuselage of the flight EK521. Reports say that the aircraft - Boeing 777 - has suffered heavy damage as hit the ground without the landing gear and caught fire. 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.
Relief and rescue work at the Dubai International Airport is continuing on war footing.
Meanwhile, the incident has delayed departure of flights from the Dubai International Airport. All flights to Dubai have been diverted to Maktoum International Airport or Sharjah International Airport, media reports said.
03/08/16 Shashank Shantanu/India Today
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Six people, who were injured in the incident, have been admitted to a hospital in Dubai. Passengers and crew members were evacuated from the aircraft through emergency chutes as relief and rescue teams rushed in to put out the flames.
Thick, black smoke was seen coming out of the fuselage of the flight EK521. Reports say that the aircraft - Boeing 777 - has suffered heavy damage as hit the ground without the landing gear and caught fire. 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.
Relief and rescue work at the Dubai International Airport is continuing on war footing.
Meanwhile, the incident has delayed departure of flights from the Dubai International Airport. All flights to Dubai have been diverted to Maktoum International Airport or Sharjah International Airport, media reports said.
03/08/16 Shashank Shantanu/India Today
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