Fire breaks out in Srinagar airport, Flight ops suspended

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): A fire which broke out at the Srinagar International Airport on Monday near Air Traffic Control (ATC) of the Indian Air Force area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar is now under control.

“Dry grass which caught fire at Srinagar airport is now under control. There has been no damage due to the fire, the air traffic had to be briefly suspended as a precautionary measure,” Budgam Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tejinder Singh told ANI.

Soon after the fire, flight operations were suspended and fire tenders immediately reached at the spot and came into action. (ANI)