March 8, 2010
A fire broke out at a power generation unit at Istanbul’s main Ataturk Airport on Sunday evening, state run news agency Anatolian reported.
The fire only affected generators at the airport’s natural gas-fired power unit, nearly 200 metres away from the airport terminal, and no flights were affected, said Transportation Under Secretary Habib Soluk.
Broadcaster CNN Turk said the fire had started at 22:00 local time (2000 GMT).
Firefighters were called to the airport to control the blaze. The cause of the fire was not known.
Turkey’s TAV Airports operates the airport, which is the hub of operations for Turkish Airlines.
(Reuters)