A fire broke out on a FlyArystan aircraft in Almaty, Kazakhstan, while the plane was undergoing scheduled maintenance.

The localized fire was quickly extinguished by emergency crews at the airport, Kazinform reports.

One employee of the Air Astana Group was injured in the incident. He received medical treatment and was subsequently discharged from hospital.

There were no passengers or crew members on board at the time of the incident, as the aircraft was undergoing planned technical work.

The aircraft has been temporarily removed from service while the circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.