DGCA to review IndiGo power bank fire incident

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New Delhi, Updated At : 04:20 AM Oct 26, 2025 IST

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The aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), will investigate the incident of a power bank catching fire on board a domestic flight last week, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Saturday.

On October 19, a passenger’s power bank caught fire on a Dimapur-bound IndiGo aircraft while it was taxiing at Delhi airport. The cabin crew quickly extinguished the fire.

Naidu said the DGCA would review the incident. “There are strict norms in place for carrying electronic goods, especially those with lithium batteries, onboard an aircraft,” he said.

Last week, a similar incident was reported on an Air China flight, where a lithium battery kept in the overhead compartment caught fire, according to reports.

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