An Emirates plane caught fire after it landed without landing gear at Dubai airport on Wednesday (Aug. 3).

According to media reports, the Boeing 777 was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, where it had to make an emergency landing.

Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time.

- Emirates airline (@emirates) August 3, 2016

Videos purportedly of the incident showed a tower of flame bursting from the front of the aircraft, and then a thick black plume of smoke rising into the sky.

Photographs of the incident posted on social media showed a plane lying crumpled on its belly on the tarmac with black smoke pouring from its upper section.

All departure flights from Dubai international, the world's busiest airport for international travel, were delayed until further notice, authorities said.

A spokesperson for operator Dubai Airports said all passengers and crew had been safely evacuated and the emergency services were managing the situation. Emirates also confirmed all passengers and crew were accounted for and safe.

The Dubai government media office said on its official Twitter account that the passengers were evacuated, adding that there were no reported casualties yet.

All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far

- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 3, 2016

Emirates said there had been 282 passengers and 18 crew aboard the plane, a Boeing 777-300.

In its media statement posted on Facebook, Emirates said: "We are in the process of opening our customer assistance line and will share these details soon but at this stage we have no further information on what may have caused the accident. Our priority remains with the passengers and crew involved.

"We are expecting a 4-hour network wide delay, more information will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels."

Planemaker Boeing said in a statement it was monitoring the situation in Dubai and it would be working with Emirates to gather more information.