221 passengers evacuate Air Seoul flight to Vietnam after fire breaks out in bag, power bank suspected

VNExpress - Sep 25, 2026

A suspected power bank fire broke out aboard a Da Nang-bound Air Seoul flight carrying 221 passengers as it prepared to take off from South Korea's Incheon International Airport on the night of Sept. 24.

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