Chennai: Fire erupts on cargo flight engine; aircraft lands safely, none injured: Official sources
Chennai, Aug 12 (PTI): Fire erupted in one of the engines of an inbound international cargo flight here on Tuesday, but none was injured as the blaze was put down after the aircraft landed here, official sources said.
The flight was coming from the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur.
The fire erupted in the fourth engine of the cargo flight during landing, prompting the pilots to alert the officials concerned here.
Though no emergency landing was made, pilots safely landed the aircraft, they said.
Fire tenders that were on standby doused the fire soon after the carrier landed at the city airport, sources added.
A probe is on over the cause of the fire.
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PM plays football with boys, girls in Sikkim
Gangtok (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day tour of Sikkim, played football with some boys and girls here on Tuesday morning, and described the soccer session as "energising".
Modi shared on social media a few photographs in which he is seen playing soccer with youngsters.
"Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning! Clearly, an energising football session with these youngsters!" the PM said on X.
Modi also took a photograph with the players, with the Lok Bhawan building seen in the background.
During the day, the PM will attend the closing ceremony of 50 years of Sikkim's statehood and launch projects worth Rs 4,000 crore.
