6 injured as Swiss flight suspends takeoff after engine catches fire

At least six passengers were injured early Sunday when a flight of the Swiss International Airlines had to suspend takeoff after one of its engines caught fire on one of the runways of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, the airport said.



All passengers had to be immediately evacuated.



The Delhi-Zurich flight was abandoned at around 01:08 a.m. local time. There were 232 people on board, and the injured passengers were later admitted to a local private hospital.



A full emergency was declared at Delhi Airport, said the airport's management in an official statement.



SWISS has established a task force. There were 228 passengers and 4 infants on board. The crew rejected the takeoff and, following an assessment of the situation, decided as a precaution to evacuate the aircraft."