South Korea Says Battery Pack Is Possible Cause of Air Busan Fire

South Korea Says Battery Pack Is Possible Cause of Air Busan Fire
A man checks his seat at Gimpo international airport in Seoul, South Korea, on May 1, 2020. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
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SEOUL—A spare power bank is a possible cause of a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane in January, South Korea’s transport ministry said on Friday, citing interim investigation results.

Scorch marks on the debris of a power bank found where the fire was first detected indicate the blaze may have started because insulation inside the battery had broken down, the statement said.