Major fire at IGI airport, property worth crores gutted

New Delhi: A major fire swept through the cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here in the wee hours of Thursday, gutting offices of several international airlines but no cargo was lost.
The blaze erupted between 12.45 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. in the first floor of the cargo terminal, located near the Air Traffic Control (ATC) building, which houses offices of around 20 international airlines, including Air India, Air Sri Lanka and others.
Initially, airport sources said the maintenance staff tried to douse the flames with the fire fighting arrangements at the cargo complex but failed to contain the fire.
The fire brigade was informed at around 1.15 a.m. only, police and fire brigade officials said.
“There is no damage to cargo. No cargo has been lost. No one was injured,” a spokesperson for Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL), which operates the IGI Airport, said.
Thirty-three fire tenders were rushed to spot which doused the fire in five hours at around 6.30 a.m.
05/01/12 PTI/The Hindu

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Categories: airports Jan 2012, Safety Jan 2012