Fire breaks out at terminal 1 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, no injuries reported

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A fire broke out at Terminal 1 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Santacruz East on Thursday, April 9. The incident at the airport triggered a swift response from emergency services.

Soon after receiving information about the fire, teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, along with airport police, rushed to the spot and began firefighting operations. The situation was brought under control, and no injuries have been reported so far.

While briefing about the fire incident at T1, the CSMIA spokesperson said, "On Thursday, 09 April 2026, a minor fire was reported at Terminal 1 due to a short circuit at 18:10 hrs. The fire was immediately brought under control by the emergency response teams within minutes. Airport operations remain unaffected."

A source at Mumbai Airport further said that due to the fire, electronic systems at the airport temporarily stopped working, leaving the security doors open. However, everything as of now seems to have been brought back to normal.

" The fire had started at Aerobridge 3 (alpha 3) with a short circuit and led to the system going down at the airport," the sources further confirmed.

Short circuit initiated the blaze at CSIA

Furthermore, the officials indicated that a short circuit is suspected to be the likely cause of the incident.

As per the official statement from BMC, the blaze was reported at around 6:35 pm.

The incident occurred at the 1B Circle area of the airport, where the fire was confined to the ground floor of a ground-plus-three-storey structure. The Mumbai Fire Brigade classified the situation as a Level I (minor) fire at 7:05 pm.

Firefighters, along with airport police and civic ward staff, were immediately mobilised to contain the blaze. Authorities confirmed that no injuries have been reported so far.

Initial assessments suggest a short circuit may have caused the fire, though a detailed investigation is underway. Officials are monitoring the situation closely, and further updates are awaited as more information and visuals from the site emerge.