Jeju Air flight evacuates 168 people after backup battery fire at Cheongju Airport
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On 10 October, a Jeju Air flight at Cheongju International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s backup battery caught fire around 19:30, before the aircraft had moved onto the runway.
The fire was quickly extinguished, but smoke spread through the cabin, prompting the evacuation of 168 passengers and crew; no serious injuries were reported, though one passenger suffered minor hand burns from a portable battery.