Kolkata airport:A fire broke out near a departure gate of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Wednesday night, officials said. Firefighting arrangements were pressed into service to douse the blaze as panic-stricken passengers were moved to a safe place, they said.
The entire area inside the airport was engulfed with thick black smoke after the fire broke out at 3C departure gate at around 9 pm. ‘Since there was a rush of passengers, airport authorities took no chance and used their firefighters to dose it.
At the moment, it is under control and the cooling process is being done,’ a police officer said. Officials said after an initial investigation that short circuit could be the reason for the fire.