Coimbatore: The regular training at Sulur air base went awry today when the Tejas aircraft malfunctioned and The gasoline tank detached from the aircraft and fell on the farmland causing a fire breakout. Fortunately, it is reported that there are no human casualties at this moment.
Coimbatore: The regular training at Sulur air base went awry today when the Tejas aircraft malfunctioned and The gasoline tank detached from the aircraft and fell on the farmland causing a fire breakout. Fortunately, it is reported that there are no human casualties at this moment.
The farmland belonging to Nandakumar (34) and is located in the Peelamedu to Sulur Road area. As per reports, the gasoline tank fell over the farmland, causing a fire break out, and the debris got splattered across the farmland. This incident caused a stir with the public of that area.
According to the Airforce Training Department, there were two trainee soldiers in the Tejas Aircraft, and they had removed the petrol tank and dropped it down as a safety measure as one of the tanks had caught fire.