Video Viral: Air India Plane Catches Fire At Airport

An incident was reported at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport where an empty Air India plane caught fire during repair on Wednesday night. The engine of the Delhi to San Francisco flight caught fire during AC repair. Following the incident, the airline, in a statement, called it a "minor incident".

In a video shared by the news agency ANI, fire tenders can be seen dousing the flames.

According to NDTV reports, the airlines said, the incident took place when an engineer was doing a routine technical examination of the empty aircraft (777) at the Delhi airport, auto shutdown of the auxiliary power unit (APU) took place. With prompt action, the fire was doused immediately.

Media reports further stated that, the national carrier said airport personnel observed black fumes from the APU exhaust and, believing it to be a fire hazard, sprayed APU and part of the fuselage with foam spray. The APU is the smallest engine on an aircraft and situated at the tail of it. It provides the necessary power to start the main engines. Further details of the incident are awaited.

#WATCH Air India Delhi to San Francisco (Boeing 777) flight caught fire in Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) yesterday at Delhi airport. Fire started during AC repair. Air India terms it minor incident, plane was empty at the time of repair work, fire was doused immediately. pic.twitter.com/Og790FVABE

— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2019