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According to reports from South Korea's Asiana Airlines today, an Asiana Airlines passenger plane flying from South Korea's Incheon International Airport to Hong Kong caught fire in the cabin during the flight on the evening of January 8. Fortunately, the fire was quickly brought under control, and the flight was unaffected and reached its destination safely. According to Asiana Airlines, there were 284 passengers on board. It took off from Incheon at 7:48 p.m. local time. At around 10 p.m., a power bank carried by a passenger in the cabin suddenly caught fire. The crew used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The entire disposal process took about one or two minutes. The passenger carrying the power bank that started the fire had minor hand burns. The rest of the passengers were unaffected, and emergency procedures such as an emergency landing were not triggered. The flight landed at Hong Kong International Airport as originally planned.

Zhitongcaijing·01/08/2026 18:57:04
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According to reports from South Korea's Asiana Airlines today, an Asiana Airlines passenger plane flying from South Korea's Incheon International Airport to Hong Kong caught fire in the cabin during the flight on the evening of January 8. Fortunately, the fire was quickly brought under control, and the flight was unaffected and reached its destination safely. According to Asiana Airlines, there were 284 passengers on board. It took off from Incheon at 7:48 p.m. local time. At around 10 p.m., a power bank carried by a passenger in the cabin suddenly caught fire. The crew used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The entire disposal process took about one or two minutes. The passenger carrying the power bank that started the fire had minor hand burns. The rest of the passengers were unaffected, and emergency procedures such as an emergency landing were not triggered. The flight landed at Hong Kong International Airport as originally planned.