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Tragedy averted as fire breaks out at Delhi airport's cargo bay

Written by  Jasleen Kaur -- June 04th 2022 01:04 PM

New Delhi, June 4: A fire incident was reported at the cargo bay of the Delhi airport on Friday evening after a pushback towing vehicle caught fire. "On Friday at about 5:25 pm, it came to the notice that a pushback towing vehicle had caught fire at the cargo bay number 262 near celebi export barrier," a Delhi airport official said. Soon after, firefighters were called to the location and the fire was completely brought under control.

"Fire brigade immediately reached the location and controlled the fire. Later at about 5:48 pm, the fire was fully controlled," Delhi airport officials, who were present at the spot, added. Tragedy averted as fire breaks out at Delhi airport's cargo bay Also Read | Centre tells 5 states to monitor clusters of Covid-19 cases, follow five-fold strategy Notably, there were several passenger planes present at the time of the incident, loading baggage. A video is also doing the rounds that shows that at the time fire was reported, several passengers aircraft were near the fire site, but no damage has been reported. An internal investigation has been ordered by the authorities. Also Read | Hajj pilgrimage: First flight departs with 377 pilgrims from Kochi -PTC News

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