Smoke From Burning Power Bank Fills Batik Air Plane

A plane's cabin was filled with smoke—reportedly from a burning power bank—on Feb 24, sparking concern among hundreds of passengers and crew aboard the Batik Air flight.

- Eileen Ng

Fortunately, the aircraft, which had taken off from Johor Bahru at 11:20 a.m., was just 30 minutes away from landing at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.

A TikTok video posted by user kentmaherr, which has racked up more than 2.1 million views, shows smoke coming out from an overhead luggage compartment at the front of the plane.

"All passengers were shocked by the thick smoke coming out of the luggage compartment, with the smell of fire stinging their noses," he wrote in the video caption.

In the video, three flight attendants are seen running their hands over several overhead baggage compartments, seemingly checking for a source of heat.

Seconds later, they ask passengers seated directly below the affected compartment to leave their seats before they open the compartment slightly and use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.