A bag caught fire at Mumbai airport on Sunday before being loaded onto the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-641. The fire was quickly put out by the responsible agencies however what came next was a huge shock for all. The probe revealed that the luggage that caught fire contained inflammable chemicals in it. Following the discovery, a probe was launched which led to the apprehension of 5 individuals by the Sahar police station and subsequent discovery of a larger plot of smuggling the inflammable chemical.

Had the bag caught fire while the aircraft was airborne, the lives of 200 passengers aboard the flight would have been in grave danger. Mid-day dove deep into how the inflammable substance was smuggled inside the airport.