Firefighter killed tackling Dubai crash-landing plane

A firefighter was killed while responding to a plane crash-landing in Dubai, the chairman and chief executive of Emirates airline has said.

Ten people were taken to hospital after the incident at Dubai International Airport, Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told a news conference.

The accident happened as Flight EK521, a Boeing 777, was arriving from the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram.