NATIONAL NEWS - The left engine of an Air Zimbabwe aircraft departing from OR Tambo International Airport just after 7pm on Sunday night spewed fire shortly after take-off.
Social media was abuzz as Kempton Park residents who heard the loud noises were trying to find out what happened.
The noise could be heard as far as Norkem Park, reports Kempton Express.
Some described the noise as sounding like thunder, while others said it was more like a shooting.
Residents shared on social media how they heard loud bangs and saw what looked like flames or sparks coming from the aircraft’s left engine.
“We even heard it in Norkem Park,” Madeleen Botha wrote on Facebook.
“We’re in Birchleigh and thought it was thunder at first, it was so weird,” said Karen Brink.
Shortly after the noise stopped, smoke could be smelled over Glen Marais. The plane apparently returned safely to OR Tambo International Airport.
