Emergency evacuation on Southwest plane after phone catches fire and seat goes up in flames

Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 from Denver to Houston was preparing to take off when a passenger’s battery caught fire - (Getty Images)

Over 100 passengers were evacuated from a parked Southwest plane after a traveller’s phone caught fire, causing a seat to also go up in flames.

Southwest Airlines Flight 3316  was parked at the gate at Denver International Airport on Friday 15 November and was getting ready to depart when the incident occurred.