A spare power bank is a possible cause of a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane in January, South Korea's transport ministry said on Friday, citing interim investigation results. Scorch marks on the debris of a power bank found where the fire was first detected indicate the blaze may have started because insulation inside the battery had broken down,

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A fire engulfing an Air Busan plane in January may have started due to a spare power bank, according to South Korea's transport ministry. The blaze, burning the Airbus A321ceo utterly, raises concerns over lithium batteries on flights,

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A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities. The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south on 28 January – causing three people on board to sustain minor injuries.

South Korea’s Transport Ministry on Friday said that a spare power bank was a possible cause of a fire that engulfed an Air Busan 298690 KS plane in January. While citing interim investigation results in a statement,