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24 May 2013 Last updated at 10:08 GMT

Heathrow Airport runways closed after plane 'fire'. Aircraft was heading for Oslo

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Footage shows the BA plane's engines smoking - eyewitness Steve Fryer: "flames were coming out of it"

A British Airways (BA) plane had to return to Heathrow Airport to make an emergency landing after black smoke was seen coming from an engine.

Both runways were closed as passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane down emergency chutes.
BA said the Heathrow to Oslo service turned back after a technical fault at about 09:00 BST. Witnesses reported seeing flames coming from the engine.
Both the southern and northern runways have since reopened.

 

Dan Bailey took this picture as he was walking to work and noticed the smoke

Passengers were evacuated down chutes from the aircraft with emergency services standing by.
London Ambulance Service said three people had been treated for minor injuries.
BA said the Airbus A319 was carrying 75 passengers - who were safely evacuated - and a "full investigation" would be conducted into the incident.
The Metropolitan Police attended the emergency and tweeted: "Police at Heathrow assisted in the response to the emergency landing. It is not being treated as a terrorist incident at this time."
Witness John Coghlan told the BBC he saw a "black smoke trail" from the engine of a British Airways Airbus A319.

“My initial thought was, my God this thing is going to blow up”

End Quote Rob Brownell Witness

He said: "[It was a] safe landing and passengers evacuated by chutes on runway."

Jez Stamp, from Farnham in Surrey, who was on a plane waiting to take off to Jordan, said: "I could see smoke on the right engine.
"We just saw it come to a halt and fire engines were already there waiting for it and they immediately started hosing the plane down."
Earlier, London Fire Brigade tweeted: "One crew from Heathrow fire station is assisting Heathrow Airport's fire service with an aircraft fire.
"We believe the fire is now out."

 

Passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane via safety chutes

Rob Brownell, 33, saw the plane from Imperial Wharf Station in central London and told the BBC flames were "clearly visible".
He said: "There was this almighty rumbling overhead - I looked up and saw the plane on fire. There were flames coming not just from the engine but lapping the wing.

 

Left hand engine of the plane before the emergency landing

"My initial thought was, my God this thing is going to blow up - the wings are full of fuel so I couldn't see how there could not be an explosion."
He added: "It left a black smoke trail in the sky and there was a smell of aviation fuel afterwards."
According to the website planefinder.net, the plane turned over Potter's Bar and Billericay before returning to Heathrow.
Captain Mark Searle, Chairman of the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) said: "This was a professional job done by professional people.
"As pilots we spend our whole career training to manage incidents such as this in order to avoid an incident becoming a disaster.
"BALPA representatives will be assisting the pilots involved in this incident and providing whatever support they need."
The airport said that 23 flights had been diverted as a result of the incident and advised travellers to contact their airlines to see if their flight has been affected.
It added that passengers should expect delays of up to 60 minutes and extended aircraft taxiing times.
The incident is being investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).