AAI opens investigation into Kolkata Airport Fire

Guwahati: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has started looking into the fire incident that occurred at Kolkata Airport hours earlier, reports emerged on Thursday.

According to reports, a fire broke out at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport’s check-in area on Wednesday night at 9:12 pm, causing chaos and panic among the travellers.

West Bengal Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose was quoted by PTI saying, “Initially, it seems that some fault related to the air conditioning system caused the fire.” However, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia taking to Twitter wrote, “An unfortunate but minor fire broke out at the Kolkata airport near a check-in counter. In touch with the airport director – the situation is under control. All passengers & staff have been evacuated from the area. Fortunately, everyone is safe & no injuries have been reported. The check-in process resumed at 22:25 hrs. The cause of the fire will be ascertained at the earliest.”

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Meanwhile, the three fire tenders were pressed into action who successfully doused the flames by 9.40 pm and the check-in services were resumed at 10.25 pm.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, officials informed.

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