Panaji, April 11 -- A minor fire triggered by an electrical fault broke out at the terminal of Goa International Airport on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of passengers, though it was quickly contained with no disruption to flight operations or injuries reported, officials said.

According to airport officials, the fire broke out in the electrical switch room next to the elevator at the "Arrival A2" corridor around 11:35 am on Saturday.

"Immediately, fire staff rushed to the spot. The fire was controlled by the fire team by 11:43 am," the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said in a statement, adding that passengers who were in the terminal "were relocated to areas where there was no smoke."

"The flight operations remained unaffected...