​A minor fire broke out on a Turkish Airlines ⁠flight that landed in Nepal's capital of ⁠Kathmandu on Monday, ​authorities said, ⁠forcing the closure of the ⁠airport for an ​hour ⁠until it ‌was brought under control.

All 277 passengers ‌and 11 crew ‌on the Airbus 333 arriving from ⁠Istanbul were evacuated safely following the fire in the right rear tyre of the aircraft, Gyanendra ‌Bhul, ​spokesperson of the ‌Civil Aviation ⁠Authority of Nepal, ⁠told Reuters.

"The fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the aircraft...the fire was doused and the ‌plane was towed to ​the taxiway," ‌Mr Bhul said. “It is grounded.”

Turkish ⁠Airlines did not immediately ⁠respond to a request for comment.