Mohali, May 6 -- A routine landing at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport here on Tuesday turned into an emergency when a suspected power bank explosion triggered fire aboard an IndiGo flight arriving from Hyderabad. The incident caused panic as smoke filled the cabin, leading to a full-scale emergency evacuation of over 200 passengers, including two infants, and six airline staff via inflatable slides.

The aircraft touched down around 3:30 pm, said officials. While the plane was slowly taxiing towards Bay 1, a personal electronic device, later identified as a power bank, belonging to a passenger in seat 39C caught fire, they added. A detailed investigation by the airline and airport authorities is currently underway.

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