20210723 Fire breaks out at Ranchi airport, no major damage reported
India Jul 23 2021 “Building” “Office bldg.”
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Fire breaks out at Ranchi airport, no major damage reported
Updated: 2021-07-23
RANCHI: A minor fire broke out in the CISF chambers situated on the first floor of the old terminal building of Birsa Munda International Airport in Ranchi on Thursday. However, a major mishap was averted due to the pro-active response of fire tenders of Airports Authority of India.
According to airport sources, the fire broke out around 11:45am supposedly due to a short circuit. The fire damaged furniture and the false ceiling wall of the CISF room on the first floor of the old terminal building.
Talking to TOI, airport director of Birsa Munda International Airport Vinod Kumar Sharma said: “A minor fire broke out at the CISF room situated on the first floor in the old terminal building. However, our fire tenders successfully doused it in time. No one has been injured during the incident and a sofa and wooden table was damaged during the incident and the false ceiling was partially damaged.”
On being asked whether flight operations were affected due to the fire, Sharma said: “Operations at the airport were not affected due to the fire.”
Meanwhile, sources at the airport confirmed that apart from furniture, some documents were also damaged. “A few official documents were also damaged in the fire,” a source said.
Web Source: The Times of India