Malaysia Airlines Flight MH148 make an emergency landing in Melbourne today, reportedly due to an engine fire.

The flight, bound for Kuala Lumpur, made the emergency landing at the Melbourne Airport, Australian news site news.com.au reported.

The Airbus A330, which took off from the Melbourne Airport, circled the airport several times before landing back there.

Earlier, an Airservices Australia spokesperson confirmed with The Guardian that the plane had experienced engine failure.

"Something occurred when the engine went full-throttle, and as is standard in such situations, the pilot has taken the plane out over the bay to dump fuel, and it will land shortly," he had said.

Other flights were either delayed or diverted, with all arrivals and departures at the airport were stopped to give way to the MAS plane.

[MH148] Preliminary inspection on the aircraft reveals no physical evidence of fire externally. Safety is our utmost priority.

— Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) June 12, 2015

Meanwhile, Malaysia Airlines confirmed that the plane had made an turn back in the air and landed “uneventfully”.

“The aircraft is being grounded for investigation. More details to follow,” the company said on its Twitter account.

It added that a preliminary inspection on the aircraft had revealed "no physical evidence of fire externally".