A fire has erupted at Sydney Airport in Australia after what sounded like an explosion on a plane.

Passengers reported hearing a loud bang aboard their Qantas flight to Brisbane, which was due to takeoff at 1pm today (local time).

The plane circled and landed safely back with 174 people on board.Other flights have been aborted as a result, while the emergency services rush in to deal with the incident.

<img data-id="fixed-image" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/sydney-airport-fire.jpg?id=54365294&amp;width=980" alt="Sydney Airport fire" width="100%" height="auto">Eyewitnesses have captured images of the fire at Sydney Airport@Foodwineholida1

Aviation Rescue and Firefighting is on the scene with Fire and Rescue NSW to extinguish the blaze next to the airport’s third runway.Passenger Georgina Lewis spoke to Australian news outlet, 9News and said: "One of the engines appeared to have gone.She added: "The pilot came on 10 minutes later to explain that they had a problem with a right-hand engine on take-off."

It's understood Qantas flight QF520 had taken off from Sydney to Brisbane just before 1pm{ai:summary}A fire broke out at Sydney Airport after a loud bang was reported on a Qantas flight to Brisbane. The plane returned safely with 174 passengers, while other flights were aborted due to the incident. Emergency services are on-site to manage the situation.Eyewitnesses noted that the issue was related to one of the plane's engines. The pilot confirmed a problem with the right-hand engine shortly after the noise was heard. #society

Sydney Airport runway on FIRE after 'loud bang' heard on plane as flights aborted

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