Minor fire in Chennai airport’s T2 international terminal

A insignificant occurrence occurred astatine the departure hallway of the T2 planetary terminal successful Chennai airdrome owed to an electrical abbreviated circuit. Consequently, a portion of the terminal was engulfed successful fume connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026).

Around 11.40 a.m., owed to an electrical abbreviated circuit, determination was a insignificant occurrence that emanated a batch of smoke. All passengers successful the check-in country were instantly evacuated and are safe, said the officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI).

They added that the electrical abbreviated circuit occurred adjacent the hose offices wherever immoderate documents had been stored and successful the connecting corridor of the T1 home terminal and the T2 planetary terminal.

According to sources, 2 occurrence tenders instantly rushed to the spot and began to enactment retired the smoke. Around 1 p.m., aft the fume subsided and erstwhile the concern was brought nether control, passengers were allowed wrong the terminal.

AAI officials said the formation operations were not affected owed to the incident. The adjacent formation astatine 2.35 p.m. volition depart arsenic per the schedule.