Created Thursday, Mar 20th 2025 09:20Z, last updated Saturday, Mar 29th 2025 09:41Z
A Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration B-LPC performing flight
HX-115 from Hangzhou to Hong Kong (China), was enroute at 9200 meters (approx. FL301) about 120nm north of Fuzhou (China) when a fire broke out in one of the overhead bins in the cabin. While cabin crew used fire extinguishers to fight the fire, the flight crew initiated a diversion to Fuzhou. Cabin crew succeeded in extinguishing the fire. The aircraft landed safely on Fuzhou's runway 03 about 30 minutes later.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Fuzhou on Mar 29th 2025.
The airline reported a fire broke out in one of the overhead compartments, which was successfully extinguished.
On Mar 29th 2025 China's CAAC reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated. During cruise an external Romiss charging battery, 20.000mAh, suffered a thermal runaway and spontaneously ignited. Cabin crew in following the according procedures successfully extinguished the fire. The aircraft diverted to Fuzhoe without further incident.
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