Power bank catches fire in overhead luggage compartment during domestic flight in India

A passenger’s power bank on an IndiGo flight caught fire in mid-air in India. On Sunday, October 11, the flight from Delhi to Chennai was forced to change course and make an emergency landing in the city of Hyderabad, The Times of India reported.

In line with established protocols, the pilots promptly decided to divert the flight.

Footage filmed by eyewitnesses on their smartphones shows flight attendants putting out the flames in the overhead compartment above passengers’ heads using their clothing, cutting off the oxygen supply to the source of the fire.

After the fire, the plane landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. Passengers were provided with another aircraft, and no one was injured.