Manchester airport fire LIVE: Fire crews rush to Ryanair jet on runway

Multiple emergency service vehicles are on the runway at Manchester Airport after reports that a Ryanair flight has caught fire

Firefighters have been deployed to the runway at Manchester Airport following an incident involving a Ryanair plane.

Images from the scene show several emergency service vehicles at the airport this evening (March 19), the Manchester Evening News reports.

An eyewitness reported that no flights have landed or departed for around 30 minutes, with both fire crews and ambulance services present at the scene.

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Flights delayed departure

Manchester Airport shows several flights now showing delayed departures.

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No flights

Eyewitnesses told the MEN that no flights had been arriving or departing for at least 30 minutes.

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Images from scene

Images from the scene show emergency services on the runway supporting a Ryanair flight.

Reports suggest there may have been a fluid leak from the plane.