Turkish Airlines jet catches fire at Nepal's main airport; all passengers safe

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A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal’s main airport, causing no reported injuries but forcing the airport to shut down.

The flight from Istanbul landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday morning with fire and smoke on the right landing gear.

Emergency crew responded and controlled the fire and passengers were safely evacuated, according to airport officials.

The airport was shut down on Monday morning.

There were 277 passengers on board the Airbus 330 jet.

Several planes bound for Kathmandu were put on hold while officials were investigating and attempting to clear the only runway available at the airport.

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Turkish Airlines flight catches fire