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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

Air China flight forced to divert after passenger device sets on fire

Flight CA139 made an unscheduled stop at Shanghai Pudong International Airport - (Getty Images)

An Air China flight was forced to divert to Shanghai after a lithium battery caught fire in the cabin.

Flight CA139 from Hangzhou, China, to Incheon, South Korea, made an unscheduled stop at Shanghai Pudong International Airport when a device set alight in a passenger’s carry-on luggage on Saturday.

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