A pushback tractor at the Mumbai airport caught fire on Monday, moments before the departure of an Air India flight to Jamnagar, delaying its take-off by around 15 minutes on Monday.
The fire incident took place at 11.38 am when the tractor was gearing up to push back Air India Mumbai-Jamnagar flight AIC-647 and A320 aircraft with 85 passengers on board.
#WATCH A pushback tug caught fire at #Mumbai airport earlier today; fire under control now. Airport operations normal. pic.twitter.com/OEeOwAjjRG— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2022
Luckily the blaze was extinguished within 10 minutes by the airport’s fire fighting staff thereby leaving all the passengers including the aircraft unharmed.
The incident has been reported to aviation safety regulator DGCA, which has already commenced a probe.
(With inputs from PTI)
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