The vehicle had hit a boundary wall while carrying the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from the domestic to the international terminal, Airport Director George Tharakan.
Thiruvananthapuram: A tanker carrying aviation fuel overturned in airport, spilling the ATF(The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ) inside the airport premises on Wednesday, triggering panic.
The vehicle had hit a boundary wall while carrying the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from the domestic to the international terminal, Airport Director George Tharakan.
The vehicle went out of control while negotiating a curveand hit the boundary wall on the perimeter road following which ATF spilled on to the road, he said adding that efforts are on to remove the fuel from the tanker.
Though the mishap occurred inside the airport,air traffic was not affected, he said.
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