Airline passengers should ensure their power banks are in good condition and from reputable brands before boarding flights, experts have warned, after a charging device was suspected to have caused a fire on board an aircraft preparing for departure from South Korea to Hong Kong.

South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane while awaiting takeoff at Busan's Gimhae International Airport, with some eyewitness accounts leading to speculation that a portable power bank may have caused the blaze.

Portable power bank in overhead bin suspected to be at fault With speculation rising over the cause of the fire on an Air Busan aircraft carrying 176 people late Tuesday evening, authorities are planning to conduct a joint forensic investigation on Friday with 10 officials from France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety,

An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.

Fire breaks out on an Air Busan A321 bound for Hong Kong at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. At around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a fire broke out in the tail section of the aircraft. All 170 passengers and crew evacuated, and there were no casualties,… pic.twitter.com/GqzIkrUx85

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An Airbus A321 operated by South Korea’s Air Busan caught fire at Gimhae International Airport on Tuesday night while preparing for a flight to Hong Kong, fire authorities reported.

An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country's south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.

An Air Busan flight awaiting departure to Hong Kong caught fire at Busan's Gimhae International Airport in southern South Korea. All 176 passengers and crew were evacuated before the flames destroyed the plane.

A flight operated by Air Busan, a South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC), caught fire while waiting for takeoff at Gimhae Airport after a delay of about 20 minutes, authorities said Monday. The delay likely prevented a more serious accident,

An Air Busan flight to Hong Kong was evacuated after a fire broke out on board, Korean aviation officials said, with more than 170 passengers and cabin crew on board at the time