Crew act fast to contain fire from passenger’s carry-on bag
Shanghai: An Air China flight travelling from Hangzhou to Seoul was forced to make an emergency diversion to Shanghai on Saturday after a lithium battery caught fire inside a passenger’s carry-on bag, the airline confirmed.
In a statement posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo, Air China said: “A lithium battery spontaneously ignited in a passenger’s carry-on luggage stored in the overhead bin on flight CA139.” The cabin crew quickly contained the fire according to safety procedures, preventing it from spreading. No injuries were reported.
