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Video Shows Passengers Panic After Phone Battery Explodes Mid-Flight

A mobile battery reportedly caught fire during the flight, and tense footage has been released showing the moment the plane appeared to be filled with smoke.

According to the paper, Amarin TV journalist Sayan Srimay was a passenger on Thai AirAsia flight FD3188 and was the first to report the incident. bangkok post office. According to the paper, the plane was departing from Bangkok, Thailand, when a fire broke out in its mobile battery 30 minutes after departure, filling the plane with smoke. (Related: Horrifying video captures the moment plane crashes and bursts into flames)

The Bangkok Post said the power supply equipment that caught fire appeared to belong to a family of seven or eight people and was kept in a seat pocket during the flight.

Passengers and crew members worked to extinguish the fire during the flight, which took about two minutes to extinguish, the paper said. The paper said that thanks to the efforts of the passengers, the plane was able to land on schedule at its destination, Nakhon Si Thammarat, with all passengers on board.

Another video from February 5 showed the moment a plane carrying 179 passengers skidded off a runway in Lithuania. Video showed sparks flying beneath the plane as it skidded off the runway into grass after landing.

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