Ten people were slightly injured Monday when a fire broke out on a vehicle towing a Lufthansa plane at Frankfurt airport, the airline said.

The tow vehicle was steering the plane towards a departure gate to pick up passengers bound for the United States when it went up in flames for reasons unknown, a spokesman for the German airline said

The fire spread from the truck to the plane, with photographs showing a massive column of black smoke 

BREAKING: An Airbus A340-300 in Star Alliance colors (probably Lufthansa) was badly gutted by a pushback truck fire whilst under tow at Frankfurt Intl Airport (FRA, EDDF), Germany pic.twitter.com/jO2cHdgXEV

— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) June 11, 2018

The plane was empty but "ten people are being treated with respiratory irritations".

The plane was so severely damaged by the flames that it has been grounded.

The incident did not disrupt traffic at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest hub.

🇩🇪 Incendie impressionnant lors du push-back d’un Airbus A340 de Lufthansa à Francfort ce matin.

Aucun blessé, le feu s’est déclaré sur l’appareil de repoussage de l’avion.

Via @Kottem1 pic.twitter.com/OSCl7NbloH

— air plus News (@airplusnews) June 11, 2018

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