Turkey’s largest airport on fire
By Darren Cronian on Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Turkish firefighters have been tackling a massive fire that engulfed the cargo area of Istanbul’s largest airport. Three people are reported to have been injured, which is believed to have been caused by a short circuit.

The fire brigade are using yellow firefighting planes every few minutes carrying water to pour on the flames. The planes are usually used to tackle forest fires. Airport officials though say flights are now taking off and landing as usual.

They say the fire is now under control and the huge plumes of smoke have stopped rising from the building.

There had been concerns that flames could spread to the main terminals, but flights are now being allowed to land. Ataturk airport, about 16km (10 miles) from central Istanbul, is the main destination for domestic and international flights - and serves as a hub for tourism in Turkey.

Read the full story on BBC News


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