Man catches fire from power bank at Melbourne airport business lounge
www.bbc.com
Staff helped the man, aged in his 50s, into a shower and he was treated for burns to his leg and fingers.
  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    63·
    1 month ago

    She posted an image of the burnt power bank moments after it had exploded.

    Don’t help, just film… That should be a reminder to stay away from those cheap no-name power banks, though

    • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
      10·
      1 month ago

      Quote the article, not your bias.

      Australian film producer Leanne Tonkes was in the lounge on Thursday morning when she heard the commotion. She posted an image of the burnt power bank moments after it had exploded.

      “Hoping the man who caught fire holding it is ok,” she wrote on Instagram.

      "Quick thinking from the man who jumped in to help and the staff who got him in the shower and everyone else out of the lounge.