Mumbai: It was a miraculous escape for Air India's Mumbai to Riyadh flight passengers when engine of the plane caught fire.
All the 213 passengers on-board Mumbai-Riyadh flight evacuated after the plane fire broke out.
In a statement, the Air India said, "The engine caught fire which was immediately extinguished. Passengers were safely evacuated and will be accommodated in other flight."
According to the sources, the AI 829 flight (Mumbai-Riyadh) engine caught fire while plane was on runway.
However, the fire brought under control immediately.