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Ryanair flight evacuated after mobile phone charger sets on fire
A Ryanair flight to Ibiza was evacuated yesterday after a mobile phone charger caught fire in the cabin.
Passengers used the emergency chutes to exit the aircraft while it was on the ground at Barcelona airport.
The incident happened shortly before the Boeing 737 was due to depart for Ibiza.
One passenger sitting in the same row said he existinguished the fire with a bottle of water.
Footage posted on social media showed the phone charge on fire on the floor of the aircraft as passengers scrambled to escape.
A spokeswoman told the Evening Standard: "Passengers on a Barcelona-Ibiza flight (on the ground in Barcelona) yesterday experienced an emergency evacuation caused by a mobile phone catching fire as it was being charged by a battery pack.
"All passengers were safely evacuated back to the terminal and cabin crew dealt with the mobile phone.
"Ryanair worked to arrange a spare aircraft to re-accommodate these passengers with the minimum delay."
Linsey McNeill
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