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Fire erupted on cargo flight engine, prompting the plane to make emergency landing at Chennai Airport, said the sources. The news agency PTI, citing sources, reported that the aircraft landsed safely and no one was injured in the incident on Tuesday.

The official sources said the fire erupted in one of the engines of an inbound international cargo flight. The blaze was extinguished after the aircraft landed in Chennai.

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The cargo plane was coming from the Malaysian city of Kulalumpur. The fourth engine of the cargo flight caught fire during landing, prompting the pilots to alert the officials concerned.

Though no emergency landing was made, pilots safely landed the aircraft, they said.

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Fire tenders that were on standby doused the fire soon after the carrier landed at the city airport, sources added. A probe is on over the cause of the fire.

Air India Flight Diverted To Chennai On Technical Issue

Earlier on Sunday, a Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi Air India flight was diverted to Chennai due to a technical issue. The airline said the flight made a landing, following the protocols. The flight AI2455, which was diverted to Chennai following a suspected technical issue, landed safely.

Aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday said Air India's flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi was diverted to Chennai on Sunday evening due to a suspected malfunctioning of the weather radar of the aircraft.