Turkish Airlines plane tyre catches fire while landing in Kathmandu, all safe

A tyre of a Turkish Airlines aircraft caught fire while the plane was landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Monday.

The fire was quickly brought under control, and all passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. No injuries were reported.

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| A Turkish Airlines aircraft’s tyre catches fire while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The fire has been doused and all passengers have been evacuated, confirmed the police. “The Turkish Airlines TK 726 was en route to Kathmandu from Istanbul and…

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The aircraft, operating as Turkish Airlines flight TK726, had arrived in Kathmandu from Istanbul when the incident took place during landing.

“The Turkish Airlines TK 726 was en route to Kathmandu from Istanbul and the tyre had caught fire while landing. Using the fire engine, it has been contained. All the passengers are safely evacuated,” SP Rajkumar Silawal from airport security told ANI.

Officials said the flight was carrying 278 passengers and 11 crew members. Some United Nations officials were also among the passengers.

(This is a developing story and will be updated soon)