A parked Air India ground service bus near Terminal 3 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport caught fire on Tuesday, though no passengers were present, officials said.
The vehicle, operated by AI SATS at bay number 32, suddenly went up in flames, prompting a rapid response from airport fire crews and emergency teams who managed to douse the fire before it spread.
“In an isolated incident, a bus belonging to a ground handling agency caught fire around noon,” Delhi Airport stated on X. “Our ARFF team acted immediately and controlled the situation within minutes.”
The airport authority added that the bus was empty when the incident occurred and no one was injured. Flight operations continued uninterrupted, with the safety of passengers and staff remaining the top priority.
