Fact or Fiction: Is Using a Power Bank on a Plane Really Dangerous?

Risks Involved

Can you safely bring a power bank on a plane? This question has been circulating after a serious incident involving a phone on an aircraft. In Barcelona, a phone caught fire while plugged into a power bank. This occurred before takeoff, forcing passengers to evacuate immediately.

Passengers were forced to evacuate a Ryanair flight after a mobile phone connected to an external battery pack burst into flameshttps://t.co/BtRjN4fiuB pic.twitter.com/nU94NJZdsG

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) 1 August 2018

What You Need to Know

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