Fire breaks out on Turkish Airlines flight in Kathmandu

A minor fire has broken out on a Turkish Airlines flight that landed on Monday in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour until it was brought under control.

All 277 passengers and 11 crew on the Airbus 333 arriving from Istanbul were evacuated safely following the fire in the right rear tyre of the aircraft, Gyanendra Bhul, a spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, told Reuters.

"The fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the aircraft...the fire was doused and the plane was towed to the taxiway...it is grounded," Bhul said.

Turkish Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment.