New Delhi
The accident occurred on Tuesday at Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) in Delhi. Just after the landing on IGI, a sudden fire broke out in the back part of the Air India aircraft. The aircraft suffered some damage in this accident. Passengers and crew members safely got off the aircraft. According to the airline, a fire broke out in the Assistant Electricity Unit (APU) soon after landing and parking at the flight AI 315 from Hong Kong to Delhi on Tuesday, July 22. Air India said the aircraft has been stopped for further investigation and the regulator has been informed.
Fire in the power unit of Air India plane as soon as he landed
An Air India spokesperson issued a statement on the incident saying that the flight flying from Hong Kong to Delhi on 22 July 2025 caught fire in the Assistant Electricity Unit (APU) soon after the landing and park at the gate. The incident occurred when the passengers started landing. According to the system design, APU was automatically closed.
Passenger and crew safe
The spokesman said that the aircraft had suffered some damage in the accident. However, passenger and crew members are normally landed and safe. The aircraft has been stopped for further investigation and the regulator has been informed. Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said the fire has been extinguished and the investigation of the case is going on.
Let us tell you that Air India made headlines on Monday due to two different plane crash. An Air India aircraft going to Kolkata had to cancel the flight due to technical fault at Delhi Airport. In another incident, Air India aircraft going from Kochi to Mumbai slipped from the runway while landing at Mumbai airport amid heavy rains. A airline spokesman said in a statement, the aircraft safely reached the gate and all the passengers and crew members landed. The aircraft has been stopped for examination.