IAF transport aircraft catches fire upon landing at Delhi airport, crew escapes unhurt

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Dornier 228 transport aircraft caught fire upon landing at the Delhi airport on Sunday evening. A probe has been ordered into the incident.

A Dornier transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was involved in a minor accident earlier today. According to initial inputs, the aircraft caught fire upon landing at the main runway of the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening. The IAF, in a statement, said the crew and the aircraft are safe. Further investigations would be carried out to ascertain the cause of the accident, the statement went on to say. Sources told India Today that a fire was observed on the wheel of the IAF Dornier 228. The airport's rescue and fire fighting services reached the site and extinguished the fire on the wheel of the turboprop airliner, added sources.