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Several airlines in Asia are tightening rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes following a series of overheating and fire incidents on board.
A portable power bank with a lithium battery has been found to be a possible source of a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane in January while waiting for takeoff, South Korea’s transport ministry said in a press release, citing the investigation committee and forensic services.
Investigators found “multiple electrical melting marks from the remains of a power bank,” the release said.
Travelers often pack lithium-ion battery power banks to charge their phones, tablets, laptops and…
