Fire in Jet Airways plane; passengers safe

 About 158 passengers on board Jet Airways Riyadh-Mumbai flight today escaped unhurt after a fire broke out in the left engine of the aircraft on its landing here.

The incident took place when the flight arrived around 5.40 AM, airport sources said.
The Jet plane was on the taxiway when the follow me up vehicle saw a fire in the left engine of the aircraft.The pilot was told to hold and shut the engine, they said.

"However, the fire was immediately put out and all the passengers were deplaned safely," they added. In a statement, Jet Airways said the flight 9W523 (Riyadh-Mumbai) was advised by the ATC to return to base as there was slight visibility of smoke from the engine as also observed by the cockpit crew.

"As per standard operating procedures, one engine was shut down and passengers were deplaned safely. The flight operation was stopped for about ten minutes," the statement added.