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Flight operations at Goa’s Dabolim International Airport resumed after being suspended for almost two hours in view of a fire caused by a fuel tank of MiG 29K aircraft which got detached while taking off.
The fighter jet’s fuel tank got detached while taking off and fell on the runway, spilling fuel and sparking a fire, an official of the Airport Authority of India said.
While a few civil and commercial flights were diverted and some departures slightly delayed, emergency services were immediately pressed in to quickly re-operationalise the runway.
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“Due to the jettisoned fuel tank on the runway during MIG sortie, the operations are closed for two hours at Goa airport. Pl bear with us,” AAI Goa had tweeted from its official Twitter handle.
The MiG 29K fighter aircraft that dropped the fuel tank is reportedly safe.
“Flash. #GoaAirport closed temporarily for a few hours in view of the incident of fire caused by a drop tank of MiG 29K which got detached whilst taking off. All efforts in hand to resume flights ASAP. MiG 29K fighter ac is safe. @aaigoaairport @AAI_Official,” the Indian Navy spokesperson tweeted.
The airport is operated from the Indian naval base INS Hansa located in the South Goa district.
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