Thursday, he told the media that an investigation has already begun to determine the exact cause of the fire.

“Airlines use the small room where the fire started to store various stationery items related to the flight departure process,” he explained.

Pattabhi stated that while there were no issues with the operations of incoming flights, some flights that were about to depart were delayed due to the fire.

Wednesday at 9:12 p.m., a fire broke out at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, causing chaos and distress among passengers. The fire was extinguished at 9:40 p.m., and check-in services resumed at 10:25 p.m., according to officials.

They stated that no one was injured in the incident.
According to sources, a preliminary report on the incident has already been sent to the relevant agencies.

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Earlier, West Bengal Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose told media, “It appears that a problem with the air conditioning system caused the fire.”

According to officials, 13 flights were delayed due to the incident.

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Weather Update In India: A drop in temperature is now being recorded across the country. The capital Delhi is wrapped in a sheet of fog. Due to dense fog in the morning, people here are facing traffic problems due to poor visibility. On the other hand, if we talk about the hilly states, due to snowfall in the higher areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, its effect is visible in the lower areas as well.

The Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of dense fog for Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during the next 4 to 5 days. Apart from this, there is a possibility of dense fog in different areas in Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during 20 December and 21 December.

Yellow alert in delhi due to fog

Today, the first dense fog of the season is being seen in Delhi. In many areas in the morning, fog is visible all around in the roads and parks. Due to the fog, about 150-200 meters visibility is still left in Delhi. However, it increases as the day passes. According to the Meteorological Department, today the minimum temperature of Delhi is 6 degree Celsius. Due to dense fog, the visibility at Palam airport was reduced to 50 meters around 6 am. For this reason, the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert in Delhi from 5.30 am to 8.30 am.

Cold wave conditions will continue in North India

According to IMD, there is no possibility of any significant change in the minimum temperature over northern parts of India during the next 4 to 5 days. Cold wave conditions are going to continue in different parts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and North Rajasthan. Talking about Uttar Pradesh, today the minimum temperature in the capital Lucknow will be 9 degrees and the maximum temperature will be 22 degrees.

Visibility from Bathinda to Kolkata

IMD recorded the lowest visibility at 5.30 am today. There is zero visibility in Bathinda. 25 meters in Amritsar, Ganganagar, Patiala, Delhi (Palam) and Lucknow, 50 meters in Safdarjung and Purnea areas of Delhi, 200 meters in Ambala and Agra, 300 meters in Gorakhpur and 500 meters in Bareilly, Patna, Gaya and Kolkata. done.

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