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'I JUST ESCAPED DEATH!'

Boeing 777 passengers tell of their terror as chilling new pic shows engine on FIRE as it makes emergency landing

One woman claimed the Singapore Airlines jet was leaking oil for three hours before being forced to turn back

Passengers have spoken of their terror after their Boeing 777 burst into flames as it made an emergency landing.

Shocking pictures and footage capture the moment the engine exploded just as the Singapore Airlines jet touched down.

Terror in the skies: A shocking picture taken by a passenger on board the Singapore Airlines flight captures the moment the engine explodes mid-air as it came into land at Changi Airport
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Terror in the skies: A shocking picture taken by a passenger on board the Singapore Airlines flight captures the moment the engine explodes mid-air as it came into land at Changi AirportCredit: Channel NewsAsia
Passengers on board a Singapore Airlines jet filmed the terrifying moment its right wing bursts into flames while making an emergency landing
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Passengers on board a Singapore Airlines jet filmed the terrifying moment its right wing bursts into flames while making an emergency landingCredit: Facebook / premiummall.sg
Flight SQ368 was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning message forced it to turn back to the city-state
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Flight SQ368 was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning message forced it to turn back to the city-stateCredit: Facebook / premiummall.sg
"We were so close to death!" Passenger Lee Bee Yee spoke of her horror after watching the engine burst into flames
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"We were so close to death!" Passenger Lee Bee Yee spoke of her horror after watching the engine burst into flamesCredit: Facebook

Lee Bee Yee told how all 222 passengers and 19 crew were ordered to stay on board for a nerve-shredding five minutes while firefighters battled flames licking up against the plane.

The 43-year-old, who posted dramatic footage of the fire online, said:  "I just escaped death!!!!

"As the plane was landing, the engine burst into flames!!!! Huge fire was burning!

"It was a heart wrenching five mins! Waiting for the fire engine and fire fighters to put out the fire!"

Lee said Flight SQ368 had been leaking oil for three hours after taking off from Changi Airport when it was forced to turn back.

Lee Bee Yee poses for a picture while passengers are evacuated from the Boeing 777 at Changi Airport
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Lee Bee Yee poses for a picture while passengers are evacuated from the Boeing 777 at Changi AirportCredit: Facebook
Passengers are led off the plane after spending a nerve-shredding five minutes watching on as firefighters tried to battle the flames
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Passengers are led off the plane after spending a nerve-shredding five minutes watching on as firefighters tried to battle the flamesCredit: AP:Associated Press
Firefighters used water and foam to douse the flames on the right wing
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Firefighters used water and foam to douse the flames on the right wingCredit: AP:Associated Press

She added: "We were so close to death!! I thank God I am alive! I going home to hug my kids."

The 222 passengers and 19 crew were eventually led off the plane and remarkably there were no injuries.

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SIA said in a statement Flight SQ368 was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning message forced it to turn back to the city-state.

"The aircraft's right engine caught fire after the aircraft touched down at Changi Airport at around 6.50am," it said.

Passengers on board appeared calm while being asked to stay on board as the plane's right engine exploded, but one said she felt like she had 'escaped death'
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Passengers on board appeared calm while being asked to stay on board as the plane's right engine exploded, but one said she felt like she had 'escaped death'Credit: Getty Images
The charred wing can be seen on the plane at Changi Airport
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The charred wing can be seen on the plane at Changi AirportCredit: Barcroft Media

"The fire was put out by airport emergency services and there were no injuries to the 222 passengers and 19 crew on board.

"Passengers disembarked through stairs and were transported to the terminal building by bus."

The airline said passengers would be transferred to another aircraft to depart for Milan later in the day and that it would "be cooperating fully with the authorities in their investigations".

An SIA spokesman said the plane was one hour and 45 minutes into the flight when it turned back.

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