Brann i håndbagasje - ASN og Tweet

Date:	18-NOV-2019
Time:	10:30 LT
Type:	Boeing 737-7H4 (WL)
Owner/operator:	Southwest Airlines
Registration:	N444WN
C/n / msn:	29839/1374
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Location:	Chicago Midway International Airport, IL -    United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW)
Destination airport:	Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS)

Narrative:
Southwest Airlines flight WN285 was delayed after the backpack of a passenger started emitting smoke. This was likely the result of a thermal runaway event of a lithium battery/power bank.
Local media reported that a fire had occurred in the backpack.

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Anil Bavaraju

@anilbavaraju

Great job

@SouthwestAir

crew members for evacuating all the passengers from the
plane within mins after a backpack suddenly burst into flames! Flight
#WN285 #Chicago to #Austin. Thank you for kicking tail

@SouthwestAir

team!