Qatar Airways aircraft fire sparks fly

Qatar Airways aircraft fire sparks fly

The Qatari Airways aircraft had been en route to Doha from Istanbul when it experienced problems. Initial reports suggest the flight QR240 caught fire during take-off on Thursday just after midday, local time.
The Airbus 300 was forced to make an emergency landing, returning to Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, in Turkey. Reports claim there was a explosion as the plane was taking off, forcing the pilot to quickly return to the airport.The passengers have disembarked as normal. The pilot followed all QR safety procedures. "
But an airport official has countered local media reports of a fire, and claimed the plane's landing gear failed to retract after take-off.They could not confirm whether a fire had broken out despite smoke spotted on footage.