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An Emirates plane has crash-landed at Dubai International
Airport and caught fire.
All 300 people on board were able to escape from the burning
aircraft, but a firefighter was killed tackling the blaze.
The Boeing 777 appeared to have landed on its belly, and
images showed thick black smoke rising into the sky.
Emirates chairman Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum paid tribute to
the firefighter who lost his life fighting the blaze.
The aircraft was flying to Dubai from the southern Indian
state of Kerala.
Flights to and from the airport were suspended for several
hours but have now resumed.
The Emirates chairman told a press conference that
evacuation procedures were executed professionally and the cabin crew were the
last to leave the plane.
Thirteen people had suffered minor injuries, he said. Read more >>
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