Power bank catches fire on Dimapur-bound Indigo flight

A passenger’s power bank caught fire on board a Dimapur-bound IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi airport on Sunday, with the cabin crew extinguishing the fire, sources said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, and all passengers and crew on board were safe, IndiGo said. The airline said in a statement that flight 6E 2107 operating from Delhi to Dimapur, on October 19 returned to bay due to a minor fire triggered by a passenger’s personal electronic equipment stored in the seat-back pocket on board. The sources said a power bank caught fire when the aircraft was taxiing at the airport. “The crew managed the situation quickly and diligently following the standard operating procedure and the incident was controlled within seconds,” the statement said. Details about the number of passengers on board the flight were not available.
A few days back, panic gripped passengers aboard a Chennai-bound IndiGo flight after the pilot detected a scratch on the aircraft’s windshield mid-air. Immediately, air traffic control was alerted and arrangements were made for a safe landing at the Chennai airport. Fortunately, there have been no reports of any injury to passengers or crew.
The IndiGo Airlines ATR small passenger plane departed from Madurai to Chennai at 10:07 pm on Friday, with 79 people onboard, including 74 passengers and five crew members. While enroute to Chennai, a slight scratch appeared on the windshield. The pilot immediately alerted the Chennai airport control room officials, authorities said.