Watch: Pushback truck catches fire close to Air India plane, major mishap averted at Mumbai Airport

The fire was brought under control by the airport's Fire Department in under 10 minutes, said Mumbai Airport's PRO and the operations have normalized.

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A pushback tug caught fire at Mumbai airport earlier today while on duty to push back a Mumbai-Jamnagar flight operated by Air India. The fire was brought under control by the Fire Department in under 10 minutes, mentioned Mumbai Airport's PRO.

#WATCH A pushback tug caught fire at #Mumbai airport earlier today; fire under control now. Airport operations normal. pic.twitter.com/OEeOwAjjRG

— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2022

All 85 passengers on board the aircraft are safe and the airport operations have normalized. Mumbai airport PRO says, "The Mumbai-Jamnagar flight has 85 passengers onboard. The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes. There is no harm to any person. All operations are normal."

There was no damage to the AI's A320 aircraft or any human casualties, though a potential major hazard was averted with the prompt response, and all operations at the CSMIA are continuing normally.

In a freak accident, a pushback truck caught fire when it was preparing to tow out an aircraft at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), officials said here on Monday.