An engine fire on a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 earlier this month was the result of a fuel leak and could have caused extensive damage to the plane, according to investigators. Hong Kong’s flagship airline grounded planes after being forced to turn a flight around a couple of weeks ago because of an "engine component failure".

STORY: Investigators say they know the cause of an engine failure on a Cathay Pacific flight.They blamed a damaged fuel hose which also showed signs of a fire.The probe was conducted by Hong Kong's Air Accident Investigation Authority,