Video: Suitcase at Tallinn Airport bursts into flames after battery explosion
Tallinn Airport has released a video showing a traveler's suitcase engulfed in flames after a battery packed inside it exploded.
G4S security staff responded immediately and extinguished the fire, which occurred Wednesday. No one was injured.
Watch how a power bank exploded in a passenger's luggage at #TallinnAirport! Luckily nobody was injured. That's why these devices must NEVER go in checked baggage - imagine if this happened mid-flight in the cargo hold! #AirportSafety #TravelTips @IATA @flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/JpIG6Z0Nyg
— Tallinn Airport (@TLLairport) April 24, 2025
The airport said this was a fortunate incident as the power pack exploded at check-in, before reaching the aircraft, not mid-flight.
"This is a great example of why power packs must not be packed in checked luggage – imagine if an explosion like that had happened during a flight in the aircraft's cargo hold, where no one could respond quickly to a fire," the airport noted.
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