Power Bank Catches Fire on Scoot Flight

[Kopites]

https://mothership.sg/2023/01/scoot-passenger-power-bank-catches-fire/

Power bank catches fire on Scoot plane before takeoff from Taiwan to S'pore, 2 suffer minor burns

 

[Blueray]

must be cheapo power bank lor.

he heng power bank did not catch fire in his pocket.

[Tohto]

2 injured after power bank catches fire on Scoot flight from Taiwan to Singapore

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/two-injured-rechargeable-power-bank-catch-fire-scoot-flight-taipei-taiwan-singapore-tr993-3196486?cid=internal_sharetool_androidphone_11012023_cna

[Mustank]

1 hour ago, Kopites said:

https://mothership.sg/2023/01/scoot-passenger-power-bank-catches-fire/

Power bank catches fire on Scoot plane before takeoff from Taiwan to S'pore, 2 suffer minor burns

 

Should make the sexplode one pay very big money

 

[Blueray]

2 minutes ago, Mustank said:

Should make the sexplode one pay very big money

 

ya. he must be using very bad quality power bank.

 

[13177]

46 minutes ago, Blueray said:

must be cheapo power bank lor.

he heng power bank did not catch fire in his pocket.

But the person said he has been using the power bank for many years liao. Lol.

[Blueray]

3 minutes ago, 13177 said:

But the person said he has been using the power bank for many years liao. Lol.

I think the plick is either blur or act blur.

make so many people boh eng.

[RH1667]

Lucky happened before take off, glad all is safe except for the owner of the power bank with minor injury. 

[Kopites]

Winter temperature probably heat up the power bank I reckon. 

Just he careful with pwerbank. 

[Mkl22]

wah... power banks can be cheap a incendiary device. just put a basic timer and can easily set fire anywhere liao.

[inlinesix]

4 minutes ago, Kopites said:

Winter temperature probably heat up the power bank I reckon. 

Just he careful with pwerbank. 

I use to run with power bank in winter

Edited January 11, 2023 by inlinesix

[Kopites]

30 minutes ago, Blueray said:

I think the plick is either blur or act blur.

make so many people boh eng.

Costs for putting all passengers with additional night of lodging. I reckon airline insurance would cover that aspect. 

[Kopites]

1 minute ago, inlinesix said:

I use run with power bank in winter

My phone heated up just a mere few minutes of usage during winter. 😬

Edited January 11, 2023 by Kopites

[Blueray]

2 minutes ago, Kopites said:

Costs for putting all passengers with additional night of lodging. I reckon airline insurance would cover that aspect. 

yup. just that a lot of inconveniences caused.

I suspect misuse. maybe power bank wet ?

[inlinesix]

3 minutes ago, Kopites said:

My phone heated up just a mere few minutes of usage during winter. 😬

My iPhone 6s will switch off as if battery go flat.

Need power bank to start up

Edited January 11, 2023 by inlinesix

[Victor68]

Lucky not in the cargo compartment of the plane. 

[13177]

2 minutes ago, Victor68 said:

Lucky not in the cargo compartment of the plane. 

Think usually people will check-in their power bank. Or it is not allowed to check-in?

[inlinesix]

2 minutes ago, 13177 said:

Think usually people will check-in their power bank. Or it is not allowed to check-in?

Cannot check in