IndiGo GE-054 flight from Singapore to Chennai on 23rd September 2016, averted a major accident when a passenger noticed smoke in an overhead cabin and the fire was extinguished by crew before it spread. The source of the fire is from Samsung Note 2 device that was among the baggage in the overhead cabin. Nobody was injured and the plane eventually landed without any issues at Chennai Airport.
Indigo confirmed the news and said all the necessary procedures were followed and the situation had been under control. The Crew of IngiGo 6E-054 identified a small amount of smoke emitting from the hat-rack of seat 23C and immediately informed the pilot-in-command who then alerted the ATC and after taking precautionary measures, the cabin crew on priority relocated all passengers to other seats. They traced the smoke as being emitted from a Samsung Note 2 which was inside a passenger’s bag kept in the overhead bin. The recent catching fire of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone prompted Samsung to recall nearly 2.5 million Note 7 devices worldwide.
