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Fire in IAF depot

Betul (MP), July 10
Huge quantities of ammunition and explosives were today destroyed in a major fire at an Air Force station suspected to have been triggered by accidental blasts causing injuries to two IAF personnel at Amlanagar, 30 km from here. An entire shed housing a huge quantity of bombs and ammunition was flattened in the fire coupled with series of explosions, but the exact volume of loss would only be known after complete assessment, District Collector Sudha Choudhury said here. No loss of life was reported in the blaze, she added. — PTI

Mishap averted, plane grounded

New Delhi, July 10
Passengers on board an Alliance Air flight from Leh to Jammu had a miraculous escape today after one of its engines stalled while landing. The Boeing 737-200 had completed its first leg of operation from Delhi to Leh and was ferrying 79 passengers from Leh to Jammu when one of its engines got stalled, airlines sources said. The pilot Captain Javed, managed to land at Jammu airport at 8.30 am, where the aircraft was finally grounded. — PTI