Engine fire scare forces Swiss flight to abort takeoff; Six passengers injured in Delhi airport incident

NEW DELHI: The takeoff of a Swiss flight was aborted after fire emerged from the engine at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Six passengers were injured in the accident. Following the fire, all passengers were evacuated from the plane and rushed to a safe place. The LX147 Airbus A330, which was scheduled to depart from Delhi for Zurich, Switzerland, went through the scare at 1.08 am on early Sunday morning.

While accelerating for takeoff on the runway, one of the plane's engines failed. Fire and smoke followed. The plane was then stopped on the runway, and passengers were evacuated using emergency slides. There were 228 passengers on board. Four of them were children.

All six passengers are under medical evaluation, while the aircraft confirmed that no cabin crew members were hurt in the incident.

Emergency evacuation from Swiss Delhi - Zurich flight LX0147 pic.twitter.com/rvzhCPb3bg

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