Fire erupts at Varanasi airport's ticket selling counter

Some furniture and computers were damaged. The reason behind the fire was not known.

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Varanasi: In a shocking incident, a fire broke out at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday at the Air India ticket selling counter creating panic, police said. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, an official said, adding that no officer or staff was present at the counter at the time of the incident as the first flight of Air India comes from New Delhi at 11.35 a.m. Luckily, there have been no casualties and no one has been injured as no staff was present at the counter. Some furniture and computers were damaged. The reason behind the fire was not known. A probe has been launched to find out the reason behind the fire.

Fire which had broken out at Varanasi Airport earlier today has now been doused. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/EYDumPUjze

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