Melbourne Airport: 737 cargo hold fire poss due to Lithium-ion battery
Early reports of a fire on board a 737 whilst still on stand at Melbourne Airport this evening. All Pax appear to have been evacuated without injury and the airport fire services (ARFF) contained the fire (or smoke) to the cargo hold. Both Metro (MFB) and Country (CFA) fire services were requested but turned back en-route.
* Now reported that no passengers were evacuated.
Last edited by Skillsy; 26th Apr 2014 at 13:45.
Reason: Additional information