Airport fire in east Indian metropolis under investigation; no injuries reported

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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 14 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.A fire at India’s major eastern airport hub in Kolkata filled the departure lounge with smoke late Wednesday and prompted a brief evacuation of travelers, the airport authority said. There were no injuries, and the fire’s cause was under investigation. COASTAL REGIONS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN BRACE FOR CYCLONE BIPARJOY’S LANDFALL, MASSIVE EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY Air India aircraft stand at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2011. A fire was reported at Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport in Kolkata late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)The minor fire was extinguished within a half-hour and normal operations were expected to resume quickly, the Kolkata airport authority said in a tweet. Television images from earlier in the day showed the fire leaping out from a portion of the airport’s departure terminal. 5.4 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHAKES INDIA-CONTROLLED KASHMIR Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport is the largest hub for air traffic in eastern India. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP



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