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Watch: Passengers’ footage of fire that broke out at check-in counter of Kolkata airport

All passengers and shopkeepers from nearby kiosks were evacuated safely and the check-in process was suspended for a while.

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Jun 15, 2023 · 10:32 am
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#Breaking: Massive fire breaks out at a check-in counter inside Kolkata airport. Several fire tenders rushed at the spot. Pax being evacuated from the check in zone of departures as the entire airport has been engulfed by smoke @ZeeNews pic.twitter.com/o1cEjVli53

— Pooja Mehta (@pooja_news) June 14, 2023

Fire at Kolkata Airport
Fire at security check area
Three fire engines on spot
Many staff evacuated
Many passengers can't enter
Electrical short circuit likely
Foam sprayed to control flames
Fire started 920 pm
Controlled within hour: sources #Kolkata#KolkataAirportFire pic.twitter.com/b9vIa5sV5e

— Monideepa Banerjie (@Monideepa62) June 14, 2023

Major fire breaks out at Kolkata Airport's D portal at the passengers departure area around 9.10am. Fire now under control. None injured. Passengers and shopkeepers being evacuated as the terminal is filled with smoke. pic.twitter.com/u113wi1dy6

— Abir Ghoshal (@abirghoshal) June 14, 2023

Scary fire at Kolkata airport.

Seems has just been brought under control per @AAI_Official

🔥 ✈️ pic.twitter.com/8NPPMWm6f1

— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) June 14, 2023

Update ## Fire in Kolkata Airport Security Check point is Under-control now pic.twitter.com/KuHlbFSPJK

— Syeda Shabana (@ShabanaANI2) June 14, 2023

#WATCH | West Bengal: Visuals from the spot where a minor fire broke out at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (Kolkata) Airport, which has now been doused. pic.twitter.com/ULbSCVAg11

— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2023

There was a minor fire & smoke on the check in area portal D at 2112 pm. and fully extinguished by 2140 pm.
All passengers are evacuated safely and check in process suspended due to presence of smoke in the check in area.
Check in and operation will resume by 1015 pm. #

— Kolkata Airport (@aaikolairport) June 14, 2023
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