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A MALAYSIA Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport due to concerns of an engine fire.

Flight MH148, which was headed to Kuala Lumpur, appeared to circle the airport a number of times before landing.

In a statement to news.com.au, Malaysia Airlines confirmed the plane was forced to turn back to Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport this afternoon.

It said the Airbus 330 was being inspected by engineers and ground personnel.

“Preliminary inspection reveals no physical evidence of fire externally, and further assessment is underway,” it said.

All 300 passengers who were travelling on the flight have disembarked, the statement added.

However the airline has not said if there was an internal fire or if there was any other reason for the plane to turn back.

In the statement Malaysia Airlines said it would release more information when it became available.

MH148 MEL-KUL made an air-turn back and landed uneventfully. The aircraft is being grounded for investigation. More details to follow. — Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) June 12, 2015

[MH148] Preliminary inspection on the aircraft reveals no physical evidence of fire externally. Safety is our utmost priority. — Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) June 12, 2015

Earlier, Airservices Australia said the plane had reported an “engine problem”.

“We provide air traffic control and aviation rescue firefighting services for Melbourne Airport, so basically the plane reported an engine problem, dumped their fuel and returned to land,” an Airservices Australia spokeswoman said.

Melbourne Airport had confirmed the plane landed safely without incident.

Malaysia Airlines flight #MH148 returned to Melbourne after take off http://t.co/L3w9h2jzkz Reason unknown pic.twitter.com/eOCR3fwjWu — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2015

FIRST PICS: The @MAS flight that just made an emergency landing at @Melair after reports of engine fire @tennewsmelb pic.twitter.com/jwJVmmOBcm — Candice Wyatt (@CandiceWyatt10) June 12, 2015

We can confirm that the MH148 aircraft has landed safely @melair. All operations at Melbourne Airport continue as normal. — Melbourne Airport (@Melair) June 12, 2015

MFB can confirm we're assisting with an incident at Melbourne Airport. We cannot provide further detail on the incident at this time @Melair — MFB (@MFB_NEWS) June 12, 2015

#BREAKING: The MFB says passenger plane has made a 'forced' landing at Melbourne airport after reports of an engine fire — ABC News Melbourne (@abcnewsMelb) June 12, 2015

BREAKING | A Malaysian Airlines plane is reportedly dumping fuel to prepare for an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport due to a fire. — 3AW Melbourne (@3AW693) June 12, 2015

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