An
engine was torn from the right wing of the plane as it scraped to a halt,
forcing passengers and crew to evacuate before the aircraft was gutted by fire.
Flights
were halted at the airport — the busiest in the Middle East — as black smoke
billowed from the wreckage.
Eyewitness
Osama Alghamdi, a 23-year-old student, told NBC News that he saw a "huge,
huge fire" and then "two explosions" while heading to his gate
for a flight to Glasgow, Scotland.
"Everything
took about 30 to 35 minutes," he added. "It was so scary."
Despite
the scale of the fire and the speed at which it engulfed the jet, the
evacuation of 282 passengers and 18 crew through inflatable slides appeared to
have been successful.
"We
can confirm that there are no fatalities among our passengers and crew,"
Emirates said.
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