A horrifying video has captured the moment a fire broke out on a plane as hundreds of passengers were screaming in panic.
The clip shows how the travellers, who had been crammed in their seats waiting for take-off, had to quickly move away from the blaze that filled the cabin with smoke and injured two people.
In the footage, which has been shared on Twitter, the incident reportedly took place on Tuesday night (January 10) on an aircraft that was scheduled to take off from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Singapore.
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The incident was believed to be caused by a portable mobile phone charger which apparently caught fire – sending passengers scrambling away from the flames as crew members come to the rescue.
One passenger told local news: "Suddenly there was smoke, and then he threw it on the ground, and then it caught fire, so the smoke came over."
Another witness explained that the crew members "immediately grabbed fire extinguishers and sprayed them to put out the fire… there was a lot of smoke."
Flight attendants managed to successfully extinguish the fire as they also tried to keep the distressed passengers calm as they exited the plane safely.
The flight was cancelled afterwards.
Taoyuan airport said that the two passengers suffered minor injuries, including slight burns to the hands and a small facial bruise.
One of the injured is believed to be the owner of the portable charger which exploded after it overheated. The other was his travelling partner.
The airport claims to have rescheduled the passenger's flights and compensated them for travel expenses after their frightening ordeal.
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Scoot airlines released a statement confirming that there would be an investigation into the incident.
They said: "Scoot sincerely apologizes for the incident. The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority. Investigations into the incident are underway.
"We are rescheduling the flight and will provide affected passengers with accommodation and meals."
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