A passenger's power bank caught fire on board an IndiGo flight bound for Dimapur at the Delhi airport on Sunday, PTI reported quoting sources.
The passenger's power bank caught fire on board the IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, the sources said.
The cabin crew extinguished the fire and all the passengers were reportedly safe.
An IndiGo Spokesperson said that the flight, 6E 2107, operating from Delhi to Dimapur, Nagaland, returned to bay on Sunday due to a minor fire triggered by a passenger's personal electronic equipment.
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“The crew managed the situation quickly and diligently following the Standard Operating Procedure and the incident was controlled within seconds,” the airline said in a statement.
It added that the concerned authorities were informed immediately as per the protocol.
“There are no injuries reported. All passengers and crew onboard are safe. After all the necessary checks the aircraft has been cleared for operations,” the spokesperson said.
According to information on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the flight took off from the Delhi airport at 14:33 hours and landed at Nagaland's Dimapur at 16:45 hours. It was scheduled to take off from the Delhi airport at 12:25 hours.
{{/usCountry}}According to information on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the flight took off from the Delhi airport at 14:33 hours and landed at Nagaland's Dimapur at 16:45 hours. It was scheduled to take off from the Delhi airport at 12:25 hours.
{{/usCountry}}In a similar incident this week, a lithium battery kept in the overhead compartment of an Air China aircraft caught fire. The plane was operating from Hangzhou to Seoul. A video of the incident went viral on social media.