Landing Plane At Dublin Airport Reportedly ‘Leaked Fuel’ On Descent

Emergency services rushed to help a plane landing in Dublin Airport yesterday evening which was reportedly 'leaking fuel' shortly after descending.

According to Dublin Live, the Iberia flight landed shortly after 6pm yesterday evening, with dozens of members of the airport fire brigade rushing to the landing site.

@Iberia_en @DublinAirport @IrishTimes @thejournal_ie @rtenews Iberia plane leaking petrol. #emergency #dublin #leaking #iberia #firebrigade pic.twitter.com/iI8qlZLHob
— TOM (@realGAUDI) March 8, 2017

Fire engines at dublin airport. Whoa. @IrishTimes @rte pic.twitter.com/tzuPH53TgC
— Rob Jones (@robjones11) March 8, 2017

A Dublin Airport spokeswoman said of the spillage:

"The Iberia plane was experiencing fuel spillage but our emergency attenders were able to rectify the matter in a short space of time.

"The plane's passengers were not required to disembark while the matter was ongoing."