Malaysia Airlines planes at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Malaysia Airlines planes at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
  • A Malaysia Airlines Boeing flight bound for Kuala Lumpur had to turn back after takeoff. 
  • A video of the incident showed the engine on fire.
  • The plane turned around and made an emergency landing back in Hyderabad. 

A Malaysia Airlines flight from Hyderabad, India, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to return shortly after takeoff on Thursday night.

A video taken from inside the aircraft, posted by The Straits Times, showed its engine on fire with sparks flying out behind it.

The fire broke out 15 minutes after the plane took off, per The Straits Times.