Major fire swept through cargo terminal of IGI airport in Delhi

A major fire swept through the cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi in the wee hours of Thursday, gutting offices of several international airlines but no cargo was lost. The blaze erupted between 1245 hours IST (Indian Standard Time) and 0100 hours IST in the first floor of the cargo terminal, located near the Air Traffic Control (ATC) building, which houses offices of around 20 international airlines, including Air India and Air Sri Lanka. The maintenance staff tried to douse the flames with the fire fighting arrangements at the cargo complex but failed to contain the fire, pti reported quoting airport sources. “There is no damage to cargo. No cargo has been lost. No one was injured,” a spokesperson for Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL), which operates the IGI Airport, said. “The fire broke out in the import section of the cargo. There are three buildings housing the import section and the fire broke out in the second building. All the offices have been gutted. There was no one in the office as it was night hours,” the officials said. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained though a short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the blaze.