Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
An exploding battery pack or laptop computer that overheated could be the cause of the fire that erupted on an Air Busan Airbus A321 airplane at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday night, destroying the plane and resulting in seven people being injured.
Dramatic eyewitness videos taken by passengers and airport staff during the evacuation of Air Busan flight BX391 on January 28 revealed how quickly flames engulfed the single-aisle aircraft as it was preparing for departure for Hong Kong.
The passengers had just boarded the plane at around 10:15 pm on Tuesday when some witnesses say they heard crackling sounds coming from an overhead locker at the rear of the plane. A short time later, smoke started to pour out into the cabin.