Auxiliary Battery Overheats on Jeju-Bound Flight, Leaving Woman in Her 50s Burned

A passenger was injured after an auxiliary battery overheated inside an airplane traveling from Hong Kong to Jeju.

At around 6:20 a.m. today (October 25), a report regarding an overheating battery was received from an aircraft scheduled to land at Jeju International Airport.

Emergency fire personnel dispatched to the scene boarded the aircraft to inspect the situation, determining that there was no risk of fire and that safety measures had been completed using an onboard flame-retardant pouch.

A Chinese woman in her 50s suffered burns on her finger, but was not transported to a hospital, according to fire authorities.

(Photo provided by Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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