[Watch] Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram crash lands in Dubai

Emirates flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai with 275 passengers on board crash landed at Dubai International airport on afternoon of Wednesday, August 3.

Dubai government has said that all passengers have been evacuated safely.

"An Emirates plane coming from India has been involved in an accident on landing at Dubai International," Dubai Media Office said on its Twitter account.

"All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far," it said, adding that all departures from Dubai International have been halted "until further notice."

Footage shot by people at the airport shows smoke rising from the crashed plane.

A passenger on board the plane, Sai Bhaskar said, "There were no announcements for emergency landing. We tried to open the emergency exit."

"I think all passengers were out when I left. Only the employees were on when I got out," he added.

"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," Emirates said in a statement.

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

The aircraft involved in the accident is a Boeing 777-300 that was delivered in March 2003.