Fire Ignites On IndiGo Airlines Flight, Passengers Panic in Terrifying Video
Cabin crew and passengers extinguished the flames, and IndiGo arranged another aircraft after authorities opened an investigation.
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, IndiGo Flight 6E 6115 from Delhi to Chennai made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad after a passenger's power bank caught fire mid-air.
- IndiGo reported smoke from a "personal electronic device," which local reports identified as a power bank; airline policy prohibits storing power banks in overhead compartments, requiring they remain with passengers.
- Around 180 passengers and seven crew members were aboard the Airbus A321 when the fire broke out; "the cabin crew responded promptly, and the situation was brought under control," the airline said.
- Authorities confirmed there were no reported injuries following the incident, and passengers later caught a separate plane to their final destination while officials launched an investigation.
- According to the Federal Aviation Administration, lithium-ion batteries can undergo "thermal runaway," where temperatures rise uncontrollably, a process previously linked to the recall of approximately 1.16 million Anker PowerCore 10000 units.
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The Independent (US)Mid-air panic as power bank catches fire on IndiGo flight
A fire broke out on board a 168-passenger aircraft on Sunday. The aircraft landed urgently on an airport in India. The article Fire on board a passenger-loaded aircraft. The aircraft landed urgently in India appears first on Romania TV.
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