Radioactive leak detected at Airport

Radioactive leak detected at Airport

A radioactive leak was detected at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday.

Around 8:30 this morning, four packets were found leaking in a Turkish airline at the import cargo warehouse of IGI Airport.

GMR, Delhi Police, fire and the NDRF anti-sabotage team are inside to sanitize the restricted area. According to reports, more than 250 loaders were at work at the time of the incident. The workers have complained of burning sensation and eye irritation. Doctors inside the terminal are attending to those with any symptoms.

The radioactive leak has been located to a consignment from Turkey, which contained radioactive compounds for therapeutic use.