Smoke Comes Out Of Dubai-Bound Flight In Chennai Before Takeoff

Smoke started billowing out of the tail of a Dubai-bound Emirates flight at Chennai airport last night. A plume of white smoke was coming out from the engine compartment of a Boeing 777 aircraft while it was stationed on the tarmac. No passengers were aboard the plane when the incident took place.

A video shot on the tarmac shows smoke coming out of the tail due to overfilling before take-off. The area was cleared by the ground staff, but the smoke was blowing toward a plane parked behind the Dubai-bound flight.

"Ground staff alerted pilots, who shut down engines to prevent escalation. And fire engines rushed to the site to prevent any untoward situation. The situation was brought under control. In between, all passengers were deplaned for a safety inspection," A Chennai airport official.