Delhi-bound IndiGo flight catches fire, makes emergency landing at Goa airport

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 180 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Goa airport on Sunday after the aircraft’s engine caught fire. All the passengers were safely evacuated. There is no report of injuries so far.

According to the media reports, the left engine of Goa-Delhi IndiGo flight caught fire after it took off from the Goa airport on Sunday night.

“Last night around 20 minutes into the flight, the left engine caught fire,” Goa environment minister Nilesh Cabral, who was headed to Delhi along with other officers, told the Hindustan Times.