Power bank fire forces plane to emergency land in India

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA plane flying from Delhi to Chennai made an emergency landing this morning after a power bank reportedly caught fire on board.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAl Jazeera has the story, and the key word there is reportedly.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe details on the passengers, the airline and the exact moment it started burning are still thin.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat we do know is that the fire came from a lithium battery device, the same kind of little brick most of us carry in a pocket or a bag to keep a phone alive.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd that is why it matters to anyone who flies.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAl Jazeera's editor's angle is that this raises fresh safety concerns about lithium battery devices aboard aircraft.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo what to watch next is whether the airline or the aviation regulators say anything more about what happened, and whether any rules about carrying power banks change.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentUntil then, the practical takeaway is to keep your power bank where you can see it and reach it, not buried in a checked bag.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat was a smoldering bag. Not a clearance sale after all.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI was one percent battery and still would not have plugged into that thing.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYou'd have charged anyway. I know you.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, I'd have charged it in the aisle, and it would have been the hottest phone on the flight.