Vape Battery Bursts Into Flames Onboard A Malindo Air Flight Enroute To KLIA2

Man on Fire!

By | 25 Oct 2015, 03:24 PM

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Vape mods have never been allowed on board, says Department of Civil Aviation

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DCA secretary-general Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said this is based on the International Civil Aviation Organisation's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.

The guideline state that these devices must be packed in checked baggage, with the batteries removed from the devices and kept in proper storage. No recharging of vape batteries is allowed on board.

"These instructions shall be complied with by airline operators, crew and passengers so as to avoid future incidences," Azharuddin said in a statement.

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On Saturday, 24 October, after a Malindo Air Flight, Boeing 737-800, had just taken off from Kota Kinabalu airport, an e-cigarette battery inside a passenger's bag suddenly burst into flames

A file photo of a Malindo Air plane.

A file photo of a Malindo Air plane.

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The incident, which occurred at around 6:45 pm while the flight was en route to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, gave Malindo Air passengers and flight crew some very anxious moments

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Sepang police chief ACP Abdul Aziz Ali said the fire occurred while the passenger was watching a video on the display screen in his seat.

"In the midst of watching the video, the vape battery in a bag lying on the man's lap suddenly caught fire. He was treated immediately by another passenger who happened to be a doctor. The crew managed to quickly bring the fire under control and the plane landed safely at the KLIA2 at 8.44pm," he said when contacted Sunday.

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After the incident, while the injured passenger had lodged a police report, Malindo Air did not lodge any complaints over the incident

The passenger has brought new meaning to the oft-said adage,

The passenger has brought new meaning to the oft-said adage, "Man on Fire".

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Meanwhile, here's some unspoken rules in vaping etiquette:

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This needs to be printed on a flyer.

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And some facts about vaping:

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The vaping trend has been increasingly booming in not only Malaysia, but globally as well. Here's an exhaustive list of what we know so far.

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