A fire broke out near a departure gate of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday night, creating chaos and panic among passengers, officials said.
No casualty was reported.
The fire was noticed at around 9.10 pm and it was doused within half an hour, officials said adding that no arrival flight was affected.
They added that the check-in process was suspended for some time as eight fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze.
The entire area inside the airport was engulfed with thick black smoke after the fire broke out at the 3C departure gate.
“There was a minor fire & smoke on the check-in area portal D at 2112 pm and fully extinguished by 2140 pm. All passengers are evacuated safely and check-in process suspended due to presence of smoke in the check-in area,” the airport tweeted.