Thursday, July 21 2005 11:42 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Amritsar: Nearly 250 passengers, onboard an Air India flight to Canada from New Delhi via Amritsar, had a narrow escape yesterday (July 20, 2005), when one of its wheels caught fire immediately after the plane landed at International Rajasansi Airport here.

Airport Director V S Mulekar confirmed the incident but refused to give details saying that all passengers were safe.

Giving details of the incident, Airport sources said as soon as the Air India Delhi-Amritsar-Canada flight 187 landed at Rajasansi International Airport here, one of its wheels caught fire.

Fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was controlled within no time. No passengers were hurt in the incident, they said.

The passengers will now travel to Canada by another flight past midnight, they said.

The plane was sent to Mumbai for repair.