Serious incident to the Airbus A220 registered F-HZUA operated by Air France on 12/06/2025 at Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Fire in an auxiliary battery in a luggage compartment before departure, fire extinguished by crew, evacuation of passengers
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Dutch authorities:
A passenger’s battery charger (power bank) caught fire in a luggage compartment. Cabin crew first placed the charger in an oven of a galley, after which the fire brigade placed it in a tray of water. On the instructions of the cabin crew, the passengers evacuated the aircraft by the boarding bridge.