Airline passengers should ensure their power banks are in good condition and from reputable brands before boarding flights, experts have warned.
There is a suspicion that a charging device (PowerBank) caused the fire on a plane of Air Busan who was preparing to depart from South Korea for Hong Kong.
Investigations are ongoing into what sparked the fire that destroyed the airliner. Air Busan on Gimhae International Airport in the southern part of the country last Tuesday, but local media reports indicate that a power bank which was stored in a cupboard above the head of one of the passengers, was the cause that started the fire.
Authorities initially said three people were injured, but raised the number to seven on Wednesday. One person remained hospitalized, the country's transport ministry said. A total of 169 passengers and seven flight attendants and staff they moved away from the Air Busan Airbus A321, using inflatable slides.
Ο Lo Kok-keung, a retired engineering professor who provides expert testimony on traffic accidents, said today that:
The internal insulator or wires inside older power banks could wear out over time, which could cause a short circuit.
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