The power bank was lying in an overhead luggage compartment where the fire was first reported. The debris from the device had scorch marks, a statement by the transport ministry read

A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities. The Air Busan plane caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south on 28 January – causing three people on board to sustain minor injuries.