Nepal’s Kathmandu airport witnessed tense moments on Monday after a tire of an incoming Turkish Airlines flight caught fire on landing. Authorities quickly secured the plane and evacuated all passengers. No casualties were reported among the passengers.
Turkish Airlines flight (TK726), arriving from Istanbul, experienced an emergency when its landing gear caught fire while landing at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport.
According to an ANI report quoting the police, the fire was immediately doused and all the passengers were evacuated.
“Turkish Airlines TK 726 was en route from Istanbul to Kathmandu and a tire caught fire while landing,” airport security SP Rajkumar Silawal told ANI. “With the help of the fire truck, it was contained. All passengers are safely evacuated.”
ANI, citing officials, said there were a total of 278 passengers and 11 crew members on the flight. Some representatives of the United Nations were also on board the Turkish Airlines flight.
(This is a developing story and will be updated soon with more information.)
