IA plane's wheel catches fire after landing, all passengers safe

An Indian Airlines (IA) plane had a close shave this afternoon at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu when its back wheels caught fire upon landing.

Flight no IC 474 gave the airport authorities a scare when its left rear wheels caught fire as soon as it landed at TIA at around 3:30 pm, Wednesday, reports Nepal Television.

However, the fire was quickly put out by the airport authorities averting a possible misfortune.

All of the passengers and cabin crew are safe. The plane had arrived in Kathmandu from the Indian city of Kolkata. nepalnews.com sd Aug 29 07