Chandigarh: There was panic inside an IndiGo flight after it landed at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday after a power bank, being carried by a passenger in his bag, caught fire.
Fortunately, the incident occurred after flight 6E108 from Hyderabad landed and came to a stop. All passengers were safely evacuated, officials said.
While an official statement from IndiGo is awaited, visuals shared by those on the flight on t
he social media platform X, show an emergency evacuation in progress and passengers on the tarmac.
The cabin of the flight filled with smoke, passengers said. Around five passengers are said to have sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital, as reported by Hindustan Times.
While power banks are allowed on flights only in carry-on luggage, passengers are not allowed to use power banks on flights for charging phones and other devices as per new rules issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in 2026,
Items such as power banks and spare batteries cannot be stored in overhead compartments on flights as fires are harder to detect and control in such locations, as per the DGCA rules.
An inquiry has been ordered into the incident, officials said. The aircraft is also being checked for damages.