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| CHENNAI: Tense moments prevailed at the airport's cargo complex on Monday when a Lamborghini car, kept ready for loading on to an Emirates cargo Sources said the Lamborghini Gallardo car was on a trolley when the mishap occurred around 6.30am. The engine was gutted. Airport officials said the car (EX 431 GK), which was brought from Milan, Italy, for a demonstration at the Madras Motor Sports Club's track at Irungattukottai last month, was worth around Rs 2 crore. Five such cars had been brought for the show. While the Airports Authority of India and the airline claimed that a little smoke had emerged from the car and that it had not caught fire, the police said that the engine of the car had been completely destroyed in the fire. Sources said that two Lamborghini cars had been brought to the airport on Sunday evening to be taken to Milan on an Emirates cargo flight. One of the cars had half a tank of fuel. Staff at the air cargo complex allegedly kept the vehicle idling throughout the night to burn the fuel as cars can be loaded on to aircraft only with an empty fuel tank. A senior AAI official said: "The smoke activated fire sprinklers inside the cargo complex. AAI had handed over the car to the airline for loading and it was in the air cargo complex when the accident happened." However, the reason for the fire is not known. "We will investigate the reason behind the accident because it could have turned into a major disaster if the smoke was not put out by the fire sprinkler system. Other consignments would also have caught fire," he added. An automobile expert said, "Lamborghini cars are supposed to be driven fast. The engine gets heated quickly and the cooling system works only when the car is moving at a high speed. Keeping the engine idling for a long time will heat it up. It is also possible that the car might have been manoeuvred at slow speeds inside the cargo area for loading." The car was brought to Chennai using merchandise passport called Carnet', which simplifies customs procedures for temporary import of various types of goods. |
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Originally Posted by sathee46
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THe Hindu says the vehicle was fully destroyed:Shockked: |
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Originally Posted by badboyscad
(Post 1597730)
An Indigo and a lamborghini catches fire : The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Car catches fire near airport |
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Originally Posted by 14000rpm
(Post 1597772)
which vehicle are you talking about? |
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Originally Posted by nitrous
(Post 1597764)
Apparently, I'm the prime suspect in this incident. rl: |
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Originally Posted by KRf1
(Post 1597721)
Guys some bad news . One of the Lambos caught fire at chennai airport . The engine got damaged . Source : Times of India Link |
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Originally Posted by Gilead
(Post 1597870)
The TOI report says the car was idled the whole night to get rid of the fuel. How moronic is that! |
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Originally Posted by Turbojc
(Post 1597904)
agree:. They could have burnt away the fuel by doing something more sensible and appropriate, like say, a few high speed runs on one of those runways lol:! |
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