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Bag of Vapes Explodes Inside Cabin; Passengers Evacuated Onto Runway

Bag of Vapes Explodes Inside Cabin; Passengers Evacuated Onto Runway

BY JOE GVORA Published on September 20, 2024 8 COMMENTS

 

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An EasyJet flight had to be evacuated due to an exploding vape pen. This pen actually caused a great deal of fear and inconvenience for over 200 passengers looking to fly across Europe on Tuesday.

 

"Red Flash and Flame"

 

EasyJet flight EZY8261 was slated to fly from Heraklion, Greece, to London, England, at 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, though the belongings inside of one passenger's carry-on bag had other plans for the trip.

 

Shortly after takeoff, a female passenger noticed her bag was smoking and was “waving it around.” Once she recognised the bag catching fire, she dropped it in the middle of the aisle. Passengers immediately began to take notice of the bag, panicking and screaming "Bomb".

Authorities confirmed the smoking bag belonged to a female passenger, containing both vape pens and an external phone battery, which are what's believed to have caused the explosion.

Those aboard the plane told DailyMail that "a huge red flash and flame" accompanied a "thick, black smoke" that filled the cabin's air. 

 

Photo: Passenger's bag that caused the evacuation 

 



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Passenger Malachi Griffith recalled the series of events to Storyful:

 

“I could smell and see smoke coming towards us from the front of the plane so I asked my dad, 'Is this protocol?'. Then a girl ran down the aisle with a bag…with smoke out of it and then there was a cracking noise, which was the sound of the flames which caused panic.”

 

The plane returned to Greece and landed on a runway, where rescue teams were prepared to accommodate those on board. A total of 236 people were aboard the Airbus A321, including two children. All passengers exited the plane via emergency slides. No injuries from the fire were reported, albeit one passenger was said to have suffered friction burns while going down a slide.

The bag made a large black stain in the middle of the aisle's floor. Following the evacuation, passengers were permitted to retrieve belongings from the plane.

EasyJet made a statement to Storyful following the flight's abrupt end:

 

“Fire services attended the aircraft and cabin crew evacuated the aircraft in line with procedures. Customers were looked after in the terminal while a replacement aircraft and crew were arranged to fly customers home later the same day. Safety is our highest priority,”
 

Photo: Malachi Griffith and his father evacuating the plane via an emergency slide 

 

The flight was canceled, and another plane was said to return the passengers back to Heraklion, though conflicting reports claim that the flight was actually postponed and a replacement aircraft got passengers on late evening flight to London, which started around 11:00 p.m

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Joe Gvora
I'm a content specialist that has written content for multiple Fortune 500 companies. I have written travel blogs and news for many businesses spanning from local businesses overseas to big tech corporations. Learning new things is my favorite part of writing.

Comments (8)

david malmsten I would not say the bag exploded. The author is not so smart.
60d ago • Reply
Hugh Of course the bag was not the exploded but the contents. We are not stupid. On the other hand, one could say that the bag did not contain the explosion and therefore the bag was blown apart?? But, to worry about such nit-picky grammar and composition is a waste of time. We all get the gist of the authors comment.
59d ago • Reply
Joe Gvora (author) We have sources that have also stated this. Come again!
Giancarlo I wonder if EasyJet has Fire Containment Bags on board in case of a fire cause by a PED. If they don’t, I bet they wish they had them sooner. This will be a costly mistake on their part.
55d ago • Reply
I thought all airlines had the fire suppression bags. I carry an emergency smoke mask just for this type of thing. Gives me a n hour of breathable air. TSA once in a while makes me explain it.
pete have flown BA from DFW for years no more seems like they dont care for the customer anymore just how much money they can extract from customers
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