<p><strong>Dubai:</strong> An Emirates plane flying from Kerala with 275 people on board caught fire after landing in Dubai on Wednesday, leading to the closure of Dubai airport, officials said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.</p>
&mdash; Emirates airline (@emirates) <a href="https://twitter.com/emirates/status/760763766921461760">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We can confirm flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International.</p>
&mdash; Emirates airline (@emirates) <a href="https://twitter.com/emirates/status/760774454985261057">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There were 275 passengers and crew on board. Our main priority now is the safety and well-being of all involved.</p>
&mdash; Emirates airline (@emirates) <a href="https://twitter.com/emirates/status/760774603899805696">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are extending full co-operation to authorities &amp; emergency services managing the situation. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EK521?src=hash">#EK521</a></p>
&mdash; Emirates airline (@emirates) <a href="https://twitter.com/emirates/status/760774713882935296">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We will update the Emirates website &amp; social media channels as more information becomes available. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EK521?src=hash">#EK521</a></p>
&mdash; Emirates airline (@emirates) <a href="https://twitter.com/emirates/status/760774845537914880">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>It said all passengers were evacuated and there were no reported injuries.</p>
<p>It safely landed. Watch video here:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH: Visuals of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Emirates?src=hash">#Emirates</a> Dubai to Trivandrum aircraft which caught fire at Dubai airport, all passengers safe<a href="https://t.co/6iYsz00aiE">https://t.co/6iYsz00aiE</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/760783106609512449">August 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>But Dhanya Rajendran, who posted a photograph of the plane billowing smoke on the runway, said a few passengers had been injured.</p>
<p>Emergency vehicles rushed to the aircraft.</p>
<p>An airport official said in Thiruvananthapuram that the flight EK521 took off at 10.25 a.m., 20 minutes behind schedule.</p>
<p>Dubai airport was immediately closed for landings and take offs. Flights headed to Dubai were diverted.</p>
<p>The aircraft involved in the accident is a Boeing 777-300 that was delivered in March 2003.</p>

An Emirates plane flying from Kerala with 275 people on board caught fire after landing in Dubai on Wednesday, leading to the closure of Dubai airport, officials said

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<p>An Emirates plane flying from Kerala with 275 people on board caught fire after landing in Dubai on Wednesday, leading to the closure of Dubai airport, officials said</p>

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