A Malaysia Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, due to a reported engine fire. The emergency landing took place Friday afternoon following the fire, according to Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

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In a statement made to news.com.au, Malaysia Airlines confirmed the forced landing, adding the plane turned back to Tullamarine Airport.

Airbus 330 is now undergoing inspection by engineers as well as ground personnel.

"Preliminary inspection reveals no physical evidence of fire externally, and further assessment is underway," the company said in a statement.

There was no mention of an internal fire.

Malaysia Airlines added that more information would be released as soon as they become available.

MH148 MEL-KUL made an air-turn back and landed uneventfully. The aircraft is being grounded for investigation. More details to follow.

— Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) June 12, 2015

[MH148] Preliminary inspection on the aircraft reveals no physical evidence of fire externally. Safety is our utmost priority. — Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) June 12, 2015

Three hundred passengers were aboard the flight when the plane dumped its fuel and made the landing. The emergency landing occurred around 3:00 p.m. Friday, according to an Australian Broadcasting Corporation report.

There were no injuries reported, and all passengers had disembarked safely after the emergency landing. Flight MH148 was headed for Kuala Lumpur.

The jet reportedly turned back just minutes after take-off because of an engine fire alarm. Route-tracking Web sites showed the plane to have circled the airport numerous times, the BBC reported.

On Twitter, Melbourne Airport announced the plane's safe landing. There was no reason stated regarding the incident.

We can confirm that the MH148 aircraft has landed safely @melair. All operations at Melbourne Airport continue as normal. — Melbourne Airport (@Melair) June 12, 2015

In an earlier report, Air Services Australia said the plane landed because of a "engine problem."

"There was an emergency declared, there was an 'engine fire' alert in the cabin," an Air Services Australia spokeswoman told Reuters via phone. "The plane proceeded to dump the fuel and returned to land and it landed safely at the aviation rescue sites."

"We provide air traffic control and aviation rescue firefighting services for Melbourne Airport, so basically the plane reported an engine problem, dumped their fuel and returned to land," added the spokeswoman.

Malaysia Airlines flight #MH148 returned to Melbourne after take off http://t.co/L3w9h2jzkz Reason unknown pic.twitter.com/eOCR3fwjWu

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2015

FIRST PICS: The @MAS flight that just made an emergency landing at @Melair after reports of engine fire @tennewsmelb pic.twitter.com/jwJVmmOBcm — Candice Wyatt (@CandiceWyatt10) June 12, 2015

We can confirm that the MH148 aircraft has landed safely @melair. All operations at Melbourne Airport continue as normal.

— Melbourne Airport (@Melair) June 12, 2015

MFB can confirm we're assisting with an incident at Melbourne Airport. We cannot provide further detail on the incident at this time @Melair — MFB (@MFB_NEWS) June 12, 2015

#BREAKING: The MFB says passenger plane has made a 'forced' landing at Melbourne airport after reports of an engine fire

— ABC News Melbourne (@abcnewsMelb) June 12, 2015

Malaysia Airlines was previously involved in two tragedies the previous year. In March 2014, Flight MH370 disappeared over the Indian Ocean, with the search for passengers' bodies taking months. Several months later, Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, killing hundreds more passengers. Reports circulated that the plane took the Ukraine route despite warnings from authorities.

The Malaysia Airlines emergency landing incident could further dent the public's image of the Malaysian carrier. The Indian Express reported that the "technically bankrupt" airline has been declining even before the 2014 disasters.

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