An ABC journalist on board the flight said a "sharp shudder" went through the aircraft after the explosion.

The NSW fire service is responding to reports of a bush fire in the vicinity of Sir Joseph Banks Park near Sydney.

A Qantas plane made an emergency landing Friday due to a "contained engine failure" soon after taking off from Sydney Airport, sparking a grassfire on a nearby runway and causing several flights to be diverted. Eleven domestic flights were cancelled and four diverted to other airports, a Sydney Airport spokesperson said. lec/sco

This is the moment terrified passengers were forced to leap out of a plane's emergency exit after flames began to shoot out from the Boeing jet's engine moments before takeoff

Brazil: A chaotic scene unfolded on a Copa Airlines flight from Brazil to Panama on Tuesday when an unruly passenger attempted to open the emergency door

An unruly plane passenger who attempted to open the emergency door mid-flight was beaten up and restrained by fellow passengers on a Copa Airlines flight.