Engine of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane, PK 899, reportedly caught fire during flight at Kuala Lumpur Airport of Malaysia on Thursday, a private TV channel has reported.
According to the channel, the Lahore-bound PIA plane’s engine caught fire 20 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur airport. The plane made an emergency landing on the airport while all the passengers were reportedly safe.
A PIA spokesperson confirmed that technical fault occurred during the flight but rejected reports regarding a fire inside the engine.