India: Emergency declared at Delhi airport as IndiGo flight catches ‘fire’

Bengaluru-bound plane had to abort take-off and was grounded

Published: Fri 28 Oct 2022, 10:15 PM

Updated: Fri 28 Oct 2022, 10:20 PM

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An emergency was declared at Delhi airport on Friday night after a suspected fire broke out on a Bengaluru-bound IndiGo aircraft during taxiing.

The take-off was aborted as one of the engines was on fire. The A320 aircraft had to be grounded.

There were more than 180 people on board, the source said.

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