India, May 11 -- A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal on Monday, with fire and smoke engulfing its right landing gear.

Although the incident caused no reported injuries, it did force the airport to shut down.

According to the Associated Press and local media reports, the Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul landed at Kathmandu's main airport with fire and smoke on the right landing gear. Emergency crew responded and controlled the fire, and passengers were safely evacuated, airport officials quoted by the media said.

According to the Kathmandu Post, the incident occurred as a tyre on the right landing gear of the jet burst as the plane landed. A video of the incident ...