London, Rabi'I 11 , 1436,January 02 , 2015, SPA -- A twin-engine plane flying from Jersey in the Channel Islands to London made an emergency landing Friday after a fire shut down one engine, dpa reported. The Blue Island Airways plane, carrying 28 passengers and three crew, touched down safely in Southend, on the south-east coast of Britain, after automatic systems aboard extinguished the fire before landing. "This had the potential to be an extremely serious incident but everything which should happen in a situation like this did and the plane was able to land safely," Essex Fire and Rescue said in a statement. -- SPA 13:50 LOCAL TIME 10:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w