Search for Aussies in Dubai plane crash

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is trying to contact any Australians affected by a crash landing at Dubai airport overnight.

A still from video footage of an Emirates plane on fire at Dubai International Airport. Source: Twitter

Australian authorities are urgently trying to contact Australians who were on a plane that crashed and burst into flames at Dubai airport.

Emirates has confirmed two Australians were on board, but it's not clear if they were passengers or crew members - with some news organisations reporting the plane's co-pilot was an Australian.

All 282 passengers and 18 crew survived but a firefighter battling the blaze died.

"The Australian Consulate in Dubai is urgently seeking to contact any Australians affected by the emergency landing of an Emirates aircraft in Dubai," a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.