India, Oct. 28 -- A bus caught fire near an aircraft at the Terminal 3 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Tuesday. The bus reportedly belonged to AISATS, a ground handling company.

No one was on board when the bus fire broke out, officials said. The fire was quickly brought under control.

The incident took place around 1 pm, when the CNG-powered passenger bus, parked on the airside of Terminal 3, suddenly caught fire. Airport sources said no passengers had boarded the bus.

DCP IGI Vichitra Veer said that the fire was reported around 1:00 pm at the IGI Airport police station.

He said that fire tenders, local police, and CISF personnel immediately rushed to the spot, along with other concerned agencies, to contain t...