Published 15:02 IST, June 8th 2019

Goa Airport closed temporarily after drop tank of MIG 29K catches fire

The Goa Airport has been closed temporarily for a few hours owing to a fire which was caused by the drop tank of MiG 29K which got detached whilst taking off. 

Reported by: Apoorva Rao
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Update: Indian Navy has informed that flight operations have been resumed at Goa Airport.

Goa Airport has been closed temporarily for a few hours owing to a fire which was caused by drop tank of MiG 29K which got detached whilst taking off. 

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Officials have ensured that all efforts are working to resume flights as soon as possible. 

y have also informed that MiG 29K fighter aircraft is safe. 

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Goa Airport also tweeted about incident and requested passengers to bear with m.

More details are awaited.

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14:50 IST, June 8th 2019