IndiGo flight catches fire during takeoff at Delhi airport

An IndiGo aircraft taking off for Bengaluru had to be grounded at the Delhi airport after one of its engines caught fire, videos showed on Friday.

The Delhi to Bengaluru IndiGo flight 6E-2131 aborted its take-off and a "full



emergency" was declared at the Indira Gandhi International airport, reports said.

One of the passengers, Priyanka Kumar, posted a video of the incident on Twitter, that showed one of the engines on fire and sending off sparks.