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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Emmanuel Morilla

Flight With Over 180 Passengers Makes Emergency Landing as Power Bank Fire Triggers Midair Panic

The incident left passengers requiring a replacement aircraft to complete their journey to Chennai (Credit: Screenshot/DNAIndiaNews/Youtube)

A flight carrying more than 180 passengers was diverted to Hyderabad after a device identified in news accounts as a power bank caught fire in an overhead luggage bin. IndiGo flight 6E 6115 was travelling from Delhi to Chennai on Sunday, 11 October 2026.

Passengers tried to contain the flames with bags and pieces of cloth as cabin crew responded with firefighting equipment. The Airbus A321 landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, and no injuries were reported.

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