Two injured after power bank catches fire on flight bound for Singapore from Taiwan


The passengers reportedly chose to continue on the flight after a medical evaluation determined they did not need hospital treatment. — Photos: @WANGHAUYU/Facebook/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Two passengers were injured on a Scoot flight set for take off from Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan to Singapore on Jan 10, reportedly due to a portable charger catching fire.

The two were on Flight TR993, which was supposed to take off at 7.35pm on Tuesday evening and arrive in Singapore around 12.20am the next day, reported Chinese-language publication Lianhe Zaobao, citing local media reports.

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