A Turkish Airlines ​plane was evacuated after smoke was ‌observed from its landing gear while it was taxiing after landing in Nepal's capital of ​Kathmandu, the airline said, forcing the ​closure of the airport for an hour.

The ⁠Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) had ​earlier said a fire broke out in ​the right rear tyre of the Airbus A330, which was doused before the plane was towed to ​the taxiway.

All 277 passengers and 11 ​crew on board were evacuated using the emergency ‌exits, ⁠and nobody was injured, the aviation regulator and airline said.

"Technical inspections of the aircraft have been initiated by our teams. Initial ​assessments indicate ​that ⁠the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in a hydraulic ​pipe," said Yahya Ustun, the airline's ​senior ⁠vice president, communications, on social media platform X.

An additional flight has been planned ⁠for ​the return of the passengers, ​he added.

Source: Reuters