An engine burst into flames on a tourist plane carrying 321 passengers in Thailand as the tyres exploded shortly after take-off, leaving the pilot to abruptly stop the departure.

The emergency incident saw 309 passengers and 12 crew offloaded from the Russian tourist plane and transferred to a new aircraft. Footage shows the Boeing 767-306ER burst into sudden flames due to an “engine surge”.

Landing gear was also set alight on the same right-hand side of the aircraft, causing the departure of the plane to be aborted.

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Read more: Independent