A fire broke out along the runway at Sydney Airport on Friday 8 November as a Qantas flight to Brisbane made an emergency turn, the airport reported.

X user @coffeepakemilk recorded the grass fire inside the airport.

The fire coincided with the emergency return to Sydney airport of Qantas flight QF520 bound for Brisbane, the airport saidadding that an investigation is ongoing to determine if the two incidents are related.

“With the safe arrival of the aircraft, Sydney Airport’s priority is to carry out a full inspection of the parallel runway and bring it into service as quickly as possible,” Sydney Airport said, warning of potential delays.

Qantas confirmed the emergency return was due to a “limited engine failure” which resulted in a loud bang. Credit: @coffeepakemilk via Storyful