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Emergency services have put out a brake fire which was sparked moments after a plane landed at Brisbane Airport.
Vision posted to social media showed firefighters working to put out the fire on the Boeing 737, which travelled from Darwin and landed just before 7pm on Thursday.
Four aviation fire rescue trucks worked to put out the fire, before the 180 passengers and crew on board Virgin Australia flight VA454 disembarked as normal.
No-one was injured as a result of the fire.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Virgin Australia thanked the crew and airport firefighters for their "swift response".
"The safety of our guests and crew is always our highest priority," the statement read.
It is understood the plane will be inspected by Virgin Australia's engineering team before it returns to service.
No delays occurred as a result of the fire, and no services are expected to be impacted on Friday.
Brake fires not 'that common'
Speaking generally, aviation expert Keith Tonkin said brake fires could occur for a few different reasons, largely due to overheating.
"Some of the reasons the brakes can get hot are because they may have been sticking or grabbing or locked on," he said.
"Or it could be that the aircraft was overweight or the pilots, for some reason, had to hold the brakes for longer ... and cause a lot of energy to go into them during the landing."
Tonkin said while brake fires are not "that common", they are "relatively regular" and something pilots are trained for and fire crews competent at responding to.
In most cases, he said the fires can be contained around the landing gear.
When they occur at a place like an airport - where there are firefighters ready to respond - they can be extinguished quickly, allowing passengers to disembark "in an orderly fashion", Tonkin said.
-ABC
