Explainer: Did a portable power bank cause an Air Busan plane fire?

A local Air Busan source, quoted by JoongAng Ilbo, suggested that a portable battery in a passenger's carry-on luggage might have been compressed, leading to ignition.

WAN AHMAD  ATARMIZI
WAN AHMAD ATARMIZI
03 Feb 2025 12:44pm
A fire broke out on an Air Busan Airbus A321 aircraft at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, late Tuesday night. Photo: X
A fire broke out on an Air Busan Airbus A321 aircraft at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, late Tuesday night. Photo: X