Minor fire in Mumbai-bound flight, no casualties

A minor fire broke out in an engine of a Riyadh-Mumbai Jet Airways flight shortly after landing early Monday, necessitating an emergency situation at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here, official sources said. No casualties were reported.

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The incident occurred when Jet Airways flight 9W-523 from Riyadh landed at the airport and was taxiing on the parallel taxiway at the international airport, around 5.45 a.m., the source said.

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Confirming the incident, Jet Airways officials said that soon after landing, the Air Traffic control noticed smoke emanating from a suspected fire on the left engine of the aircraft, which was also seen by the cockpit crew.

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While the cockpit crew shut down the engine, the airport fire brigade rushed to the scene, the airport sources said.

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The fire was extinguished within minutes and all operations were suspended at the airport for nearly 10 minutes due to the emergency situation.

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By 6 a.m., normal operations were resumed and there were no casualties in the incident, the source said.

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A Jet Airways official spokesperson denied reports that the aircraft made an emergency landing.

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