Air India says its flight which suffered APU fire at New Delhi, grounded for further probe
The aircraft was flying from Hong Kong and the aircraft suffered some damage, a spokesperson for Air India said in a statement.
However, passengers and crew members "disembarked normally, and are safe," the airline added.
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