KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Dubai-bound flight made and emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport after one of its engine caught fire mid-air on Sunday night.
Officials said that the passenger plane flight, PK-213, caught the fire around seven minutes after takeoff from the airport. “The pilot contacted the control room at 10:18 pm and informed them about the fire in one of its plane’s engine.”
They said that the control tower issued a red alert and directed the pilot named Jarar to turn the flight towards the airport for landing.Â
According to PIA spokesman Mashoor Tajwar, all the 62 people on board, including 54 passengers and plane’s crew, remained safe in the incident.
 He said a team of experts and engineers has started the plane’s inspection from various aspects.
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