Fire breaks out at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport

A big fire broke out at a power generation unit at Istanbul's main Ataturk Airport at around 22:00 local time (2000 GMT) Sunday, media said.

Firefighters were called to the airport to control the blaze, Reuters reported. The cause of the fire was not known and no other details were immediately available.

Turkey's TAV Airports Holding operates the airport, which is the hub of operations for Turkish Airlines.