AI plane engine catches fire; passengers, crew safe

Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI) 213 passengers and 16 crew members
had a narrow escape at the Mumbai airport Friday after an
engine of Air India's Riyadh-bound plane caught fire while
taxiing for take-off.

No one was hurt in the incident as the blaze was put out
immediately, spokespersons of Mumbai International Airport
Limited (MIAL) and Air India said.

The passengers were evacuated through emergency exit
chutes of the Boeing B 747-400 aircraft which was brought to a
halt on a taxiway and the emergency drill activated.

All passengers of AI-829 flight are safe, they said.

The incident occurred this morning at around 1050. All
the stranded passengers are being sent by another aircraft to
their destination, the airline spokesperson said.

The cause of the fire was being investigated, the
spokesperson added. PTI IAS
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