Passengers aboard a LATAM Airlines flight were thrown into panic after their jet was suddenly engulfed in smoke on the tarmac of a Brazilian airport, according to reports.

Flight LA3418 was preparing to take off from São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport for Porto Alegre on Thursday night when a ground fire broke out, according to Estadao.

Flight LA3418 was preparing to take off from São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport for Porto Alegre on Thursday night when a ground fire broke out. AFP via Getty Images

The blaze began when a baggage conveyor attached to the aircraft caught fire, sending smoke billowing into the plane with 169 passengers on board, the outlet reported.

Dramatic footage posted to X showed the plane shrouded in clouds of dark smoke as flames raged nearby

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