Aeroflot flight 1182 (tail VQ-BPU), a five year old Airbus A320, from Moscow to Volgograd landed safely as normal, but while taxiing to the gate, a passenger’s portable battery pack caught fire (also called a thermal runaway).

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Thankfully, this mishap didn’t happen in the air because as you can see from the video below, it was a pretty scary ordeal.

 

According to the AvHerald:

Surrounding passengers poured bottles of water over the device temporarily extinguishing the flames, the thermal runaway however continued, the device re-ignited. Cabin crew finally reached the device, passengers and cabin crew poured additional water over the device, fire extinguishers were discharged and the device was put into a secure container.

an airplane on a tarmac

(Source: East2West)

 

Reports suggest the battery was cheaply made, which should serve as a lesson to ensure your battery packs and chargers are certified. I usually don’t care about brand name items, but when it comes to items like these I make sure I get it from a reputable brand. My favorite is Anker.