Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered B-LPC operated by Hong Kong Airlines on 20/03/2025 en route (China)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of China :

During cruise phase, a power bank in a passenger's carry-on luggage spontaneously combust in the overhead cabin compartment. The cabin crew executed the fire extinguishing procedures and successfully put out the fire. It was confirmed that the occurence was caused by thermal runaway of a power bank which has been verified that was a Romoss-branded device with a rated capacity of 20,000 mAh, which is allowed to be carried on board aircraft. The flight crew decided to divert to Fuzhou Airport which is the nearest airport and the aircraft landed uneventfully.

General information
Local date	20/03/2025
Responsible entity	China - CAAC
State or area of occurrence	China
Location	En route
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2025-0090

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Hong Kong - Hong Kong Airlines Ltd.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	B-LPC
State of registry	China
Last departure point	China - ZSHC (HGH) : Hangzhou/Jianqiao
Planned destination	Hong Kong - VHHH (HKG) : Hong Kong/Intl
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	5147
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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