Fire creates flutter at Chennai airport

CHENNAI: Two separate incidents of fire created a flutter at the airport here today.A parked car that is used to ferry airline staff suddenly went up in flames, triggering panic.However, Fire and Rescue Services personnel extinguished the flames before it consumed the entire vehicle, airport sources said.An over-heated battery is suspected to have caused the fire.In the other incident, a neon name-board of a private hotel near the international terminal caught fire due to a suspected short circuit.