Explosion and panic on the plane on the Heraklion-London flight

At Heraklion airport, shortly before takeoff of a plane bound for England, an explosion was heard inside the plane and smoke began billowing out.

Panicked passengers screamed about a bomb, the crew carried out an emergency evacuationThose present on the plane described the incident as “a very large red flash and flames followed by thick black smoke.”

One passenger told MailOnline she heard someone ask: “What is that?” as she took her seat, seconds before the blast happened.

Meanwhile, some said that “a woman with an e-cigarette in her bag was waving it around when smoke started pouring out.” Someone said that the woman with the bag was British and was trying to get off the plane, asking people to move out of the way. When her bag caught fire, she left it in the aisle while other passengers were trying to get to their seats.

“Fire and smoke started coming out of the bag, we heard explosions, smoke started filling the cabin,” another eyewitness said.

The smoke was presumably caused by a mobile phone charger (Power Bank) that one of the passengers had brought with him. writes newsbeast.gr. Or an explosion of an electronic cigarette, as eyewitnesses claim. It is worth waiting for the conclusion of experts during the investigation of the incident. The airline's statement says:

“EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY8216 from Heraklion to London was evacuated on landing due to a fire in a passenger's bag. The aircraft had a fire brigade on board and the crew evacuated the aircraft as required by established procedures.”

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