Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire and caused an airplane seat to catch fire as well.

A Southwest flight in Denver was evacuated after the cellphone battery of one of the 108 passengers on board caught fire on Friday morning.

In a chilling incident, 108 passengers who boarded a Southwest Airlines flight were forced to evacuate on Friday after a passenger’s smartphone’s battery caught fire, causing a seat to burn into flames. According to CNN, the incident occurred in a Boeing 737-700 while preparing to leave the Denver International Airport.

However, most of these plane passengers are well aware that almost anything could delay their journey. Recently, a group of people on a Southwest airplane were postponed after a cell phone caught on fire and caused at least one injury.

A cell phone and a seat cushion caught fire in the cabin, forcing the passengers to be evacuated. The cell phone fire triggered the fire on the sea cushion. Fortunately, the plane was parked on the tarmac at the time.

More than 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane after a cell phone battery sparked a fire in the cabin. FAA data shows this is not an isolated incident.

Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 at Denver International Airport faced a terrifying ordeal Friday morning when a cellphone battery caught fire inside the cabin. The flight, bound for Houston, was still on the ground when the incident occurred. The fire broke out unexpectedly as the Boeing 737 prepared for takeoff.

A Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited. It happened on board Flight 3316 before 7 a.m. as the plane was getting ready to depart for the William P.

Before takeoff, a Southwest Airlines flight heading from Denver to Houston had to evacuate more than 100 passengers after a phone caught fire.