Panic as Boeing plane aborts take-off on runway as pilot ‘slams emergency brake’ & passengers report ‘tyres exploding’ [Video]

FIRE crews swarmed a packed Boeing plane after its pilot was forced to abort take-off and “slam the emergency brake”.

Passengers on board the Etihad Airways flight EY461 bound for Abu Dhabi feared the plane’s tyres had burst after take-off was halted.

Fire engines were seen at the siteCredit: Instagram

The plane had nearly 300 passengers onboardCredit: Instagram

The plane appearing to be sprayed with firefighting foamCredit: X/The Melbourne Snap

Footage posted to social media shows the plane on the tarmac surrounded by fire services.

Emergency workers deployed firefighting foam as a precaution.

Initially it was believed that the plane’s landing gear caught on fire and the wheels exploded.

A passenger apparently on board told a friend who posted to Instagram that the plane “had to slam on the emergency brakes” while attempting take-off.

They also said that “apparently landing gear caught fire”.

But an Etihad spokesperson told The Sun that this wasn’t the case.

They said: “Etihad Airways flight EY461 from Melbourne …