Phone catches fire on British Airways plane minutes before take-off

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA British Airways flight preparing to depart Tokyo's Haneda Airport for London was forced to return to its stand after a passenger's smartphone caught fire. No injuries were reported among the 211 passengers and crew, and the fire was extinguished by cabin crew before the flight departed approximately an hour behind schedule. This incident follows another recent mobile phone-related fire on a British Airways flight from London to Las Vegas, which also resulted in no injuries but prompted an emergency landing. Aviation authorities worldwide are increasingly concerned about fires involving rechargeable electronic devices, particularly lithium-ion batteries, due to their potential for thermal runaway. Due to these dangers, international aviation rules generally require passengers to carry such devices in hand luggage, and Japan has recently tightened restrictions on portable batteries on flights. In fullSmartphone catches fire on British Airways flight at Tokyo airportThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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