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| Both runways were closed at Heathrow Airport after a British Airways (BA) plane made an emergency landing, the airport has said. | |
| All passengers and crew were "safely evacuated" from the plane following the incident at about 09:00 BST. | |
| In a statement, BA said: "The BA762, Heathrow to Oslo service, returned back to Heathrow shortly after take-off due to a technical fault." | |
| It said the plane was carrying 75 customers who were safely evacuated. | |
| It added a "full investigation" into the incident involving an Airbus A319 would be conducted. | |
| John Coghlan told the BBC he saw a "black smoke trail" from the engine of a British Airways Airbus A319. | |
| He said: "[It was a] safe landing and passengers evacuated by chutes on runway." | |
| Jez Stamp, from Farnham, Surrey, who was on a plane waiting to take off to Jordan, said: "I could see smoke on the right engine. | |
| "We just saw it come to a halt and fire engines were already there waiting for it and they immediately started hosing the plane down." | |
| London Fire Brigade tweeted: "One crew from Heathrow fire station is assisting Heathrow Airport's fire service with an aircraft fire. | |
| "We believe the fire is now out." | |
| The southern runway has since re-opened. The northern runway remains closed. |