A minor fire broke outon a stretch
of grass near the runway of the Solapur airport in Maharashtra on Sunday night, a Fire Brigade official said.
Prima facie, firecrackers burst by some people while responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to switch off lights at 9 pm might have sparked the blaze, he said.
"The fire broke out t 9:30 pm. We sent four fire tenders to the spot and the fire was extinguished within 15 to 20 minutes," he said.
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