Emirates Plane From Thiruvananthapuram Crash Lands In Dubai, Passengers Safe

Dubai: An Emirates airline flight from Thiruvananthapuram crash-landed at Dubai airport and caught fire on Wednesday. The plane, a Boeing 777, landed on its tail at the Dubai International Airport and its right wing caught fire. All 275 passengers of flight EK 521 were evacuated safely before the fire spread, said officials.Images on TV and social media showed thick smoke rising from the top of a burning plane. The plane landed at 12.45 pm local time "after an incident", said Emirates in a statement. A pilot who witnessed the incident told NDTV that he saw the plane coming in fast and hit the runway tail first. "We saw big flames, then the body hit the runway and the right landing gear collapsed, followed by the right engine coming off. Then it skidded for a while until it stopped," the pilot said.