Bus Fire Near Air India Aircraft at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3: Quick Response Prevents Major Incident

A dramatic footage captured a bus engulfed in flames at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3.

New Delhi:

An airport service bus parked in close proximity to an Air India aircraft burst into flames at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 this afternoon. The vehicle, operated by SATS Airport Services Private Limited, a third-party ground services provider, was completely empty when the fire erupted near bay 32.

Video evidence shows the bus completely consumed by intense flames.

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Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), responsible for operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), described the incident as "stray" and confirmed no injuries occurred.

"In a stray incident, a bus operated by one of the ground handlers caught fire around noon today. Our expert ARFF team on the ground immediately swung into action and extinguished the fire within a couple of minutes. The bus was stationary and fully vacant at the time off the incident. There were no injuries/casualties. All operations continue to be normal. Safety of our passengers and staff remains paramount to us," DIAL stated on X.

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According to sources, SATS is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

Police officials confirmed that the bus was not transporting any passengers or luggage during the incident.

"Only the bus driver was in the bus at the time of the incident," they reported, adding that no injuries resulted from the fire.

Authorities will conduct an examination of the vehicle to determine what triggered the fire.

Delhi airport features three terminals and four runways with capacity to handle over 100 million passengers annually.

Terminal 3, recognized as one of the world's largest terminals, was inaugurated in 2010 with capacity to accommodate up to 40 million passengers yearly.

The terminal serves both international and domestic flights, with arrivals processed on the lower level and departures on the upper level.

Just last week, the airport began operations at its newly refurbished Terminal 2 (T2).