Smartphones, especially smartphone batteries, can invite a big fire. Hundreds, perhaps hundreds of examples of smartphones that caught fire all of a sudden were reflected in the news. But what’s more frightening than a smartphone catching fire is this; That phone caught fire on the plane. This is exactly what happened on the Dibrugarh-Delhi flight.
SMART PHONE FIRED ON THE AIRCRAFT! BIG PANIC
According to the news of The Economic Times; India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on April 14 that a passenger’s smartphone caught fire in midair on IndiGo airlines flight 6E 2037 to Dibrugarh-Delhi. Authorities shared that the plane was en route from Dibrugarh to Delhi and a cabin crew member saw sparks and smoke coming out of a passenger’s phone.
CABIN CREW INTERVENED
It was reported that the fire was extinguished by the cabin crew using a fire extinguisher. While the plane was said to have landed safely at Delhi airport, it was reported that no passengers or cabin crew were injured due to this incident.
EXPLANATION FROM AIRLINES
IndiGo airlines said in a statement, “This incident occurred due to abnormal heating of a mobile device battery during flight 6E 2037 from Dibrugarh to Delhi. The crew was trained to handle all dangerous incidents. This way they quickly managed the situation. Device on board. There was no damage to any passengers or goods, except for the used the phrases.