Pushback vehicle catches fire at airport

Chennai: An Air India pushback vehicle used to move aircraft to the taxiway caught fire at the airport on Wednesday. Smoke started coming out of the vehicle when it returned to the bay after taxiing a Chennai-London British Airways flight (BA 1036) at 8 am. The fire was put out using the in-built fire extinguisher of the vehicle.
A British Airways statement said that the fire in the vehicle was noticed when it was at the parking stand after the aircraft had taken off. "BA1036 was not affected in any way," the statement added.
An Air India official said that the vehicle did not catch fire, only smoke came out of it when it was at the bay. However, it caused concern at the airport as initially it was reported that fire was detected at the aircraft.
26/08/10 Times of India

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