Guwahati, April 15: A passenger’s mobile phone caught fire mid-air on IndiGo’s Dibrugarh-Delhi flight. The cabin crew doused it with the help of a fire extinguisher, said officials of aviation regulator DGCA.
There was no injury to any passenger or cabin crew member, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said.
Flight 6E 2037 was heading to Delhi from Dibrugarh in Assam when a cabin crew member saw sparks and smoke emitting from a passenger’s phone, officials noted.
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The fire was then extinguished by the cabin crew member using a fire extinguisher. The aircraft landed safely at the Delhi airport around 12.45 pm on Thursday, they stated.
In a statement, IndiGo said, “There was an incident of a mobile device battery heating up abnormally on flight 6E 2037 from Dibrugarh to Delhi. The crew is trained to manage all hazardous incidences and they quickly managed the situation. There was no harm caused to any passenger or property on board.”
