Plane makes emergency landing after engine catches fire on takeoff, Australia

A passenger plane carrying 93 passengers made an emergency landing at the Perth International Airport here after a fire was reported in one of the engines shortly after take-off, officials said.

Witnesses reported seeing the flames coming from the right engine.

All passengers were reported to be fine on board the Cobham Aviation plane bound from Perth for Barrow Island in Western Australia.

“Shortly after departure there was a fire in the number two engine. The pilot shut it down, the flames were extinguished and the plane returned to Perth,” a spokeswoman for Air Services Australia told AFP.

“It landed safely and was able to taxi to its gate. The fire services provided an escort on the ground.”

Witnesses said they saw flames billowing from an engine of the British Aerospace 146 plane shortly after take-off.

“I saw this plane fly over and I noticed one of the engines was on fire,” Craig Ablett told ABC radio. “It had more or less had just taken off.”

Meanwhile, pictures emerged on social media of a plane with an engine appearing to be on fire, but it has not been confirmed as the plane involved in the emergency.

The aircraft is currently being assessed at the airport.