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Passengers Panic in Mid-Air as Power Bank Catches Fire During Flight
The cabin filled with smoke and crew extinguished the fire as authorities investigated the incident and DGCA reiterated restrictions on power bank use.
- On Sunday, October 11, an IndiGo flight carrying more than 180 passengers diverted to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad after a passenger's power bank caught fire mid-air.
- Highly energy-dense lithium-ion batteries in power banks are prone to overheating and combustion under certain conditions, such as mechanical vibration during landing or internal short circuits.
- Smoke emerged from an overhead bin on the Airbus A321, with cabin crew using firefighting equipment to extinguish flames while passengers attempted containment with bags and cloth.
- IndiGo stated the flight diverted to Hyderabad after smoke was detected from a customer's personal device, and the airline arranged an alternate aircraft to continue to Chennai.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation prohibits using power banks for in-flight charging and mandates they remain out of overhead bins to ensure crew can rapidly detect and contain fires.
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The Independent (US)Passengers panic in mid-air as power bank catches fire during flight
No injuries were reported
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Again, a burning power bank on board an aircraft creates danger. What rules apply to the transport in the aircraft - and how to recognize whether a power bank could be broken.
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Again, a burning power bank on board an aircraft creates danger. What rules apply to the transport in the aircraft - and how to recognize whether a power bank could be broken.
An Indian airline IndiGo made an emergency landing on Sunday after a power bank caught fire in the overhead compartment above passengers. A passenger captured the flames on video.
On an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Chennai fire broke out in the cabin. A similar incident occurred already in September at KLM.
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