Incident Details
On 10 June 2016, at 22:28 local time, the shift supervisor of operational duty officers was notified by the Very duty officer of a fire involving a baggage conveyor belt at Gate 23. The conveyor belt was servicing an EMBRAER ERJ-175 aircraft operated by PLL LOT S.A., which was being prepared for departure with the crew already on board. The conveyor belt was owned by LS.
The shift supervisor immediately alerted the airport fire brigade, operational supervision, and airport security. Two fire brigade vehicles arrived at the scene at 22:29 local time. The conveyor belt operator had already extinguished the initial flames using a handheld fire extinguisher before the fire brigade arrived. As a precaution, the fire brigade then doused the conveyor belt with water.
At 22:32 local time, the fire brigade confirmed that the extinguished equipment posed no further threat, and operations concluded at 22:41 local time.
Consequences
Passenger boarding was halted from the time of the incident until 22:42 local time. The aircraft subsequently departed from the gate with a 17-minute delay. No injuries were reported.
Cause
The incident was caused by a short circuit in the battery cables of the baggage conveyor belt.
Safety Recommendations
No safety recommendations were issued by the investigation committee.