Electrical fire breaks out at Melbourne airport

A fire erupted within metres of a Qantas plane at Melbourne Airport on Saturday afternoon.

Shocked passengers filmed smoke billowing into the air on the tarmac.

The electrical fire broke out on a equipment truck before 3pm on Sunday afternoon however firefighters were able to quickly bring the blaze under control.

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Dramatic footage showed dense smoke billowing from the stricken vehicle on the airport runway.

A Qantas spokesperson said there was no damage to any aircraft and no impact to operations.

Melbourne Airport said the incident did not impacts its operations.