Around 200 passengers onboard a Hyderabad-Chandigarh IndiGo flight had to be evacuated in an emergency after smoke filled the cabin due to a minor blast in a power bank kept in a pouch in the seat pocket of a passenger.Two fire extinguishers were used by the crew to control the fire even as smoke spread through the cabin, leading to panic and a stampede-like situation. All exits were opened around 3:30 pm. The aircraft had just landed at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, and was heading to Bay 1. Panicked passengers evacuated through the slides, with an Air Force fire tender stationed nearby.There were around 200 passengers and six crew members on board, all of whom were evacuated using the slides. Sources said a passenger seated in 39C reported the fire near a passenger in seat 39A to the crew. The crew responded with two fire extinguishers, but smoke spread throughout the cabin even as the aircraft reached Bay 1. Officials said the crew opened the emergency exits and declared an emergency. Passengers began disembarking via the slides and a woman passenger sustained a dislocated ankle. She was later admitted to a private hospital.“There was smoke and panic in the cabin and a stampede-like situation prevailed before passengers were evacuated. Some passengers sustained minor injuries while sliding down,” said a passenger. Airport CEO Ajay Verma said, “A detailed report from the airline is awaited.”“On May 5, 2026, while IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad to Chandigarh was stationary after landing, an incident involving a customer’s personal electronic equipment catching fire was reported. In the interest of safety, an immediate evacuation was carried out and all relevant authorities were informed. All customers have been safely moved to the terminal and are being attended to. The aircraft will undergo necessary checks before resuming operations,” said an IndiGo spokesperson.The DGCA later said, “On May 5, 2026, an IndiGo A321 aircraft operating flight 6E-108 (Hyderabad-Chandigarh) reported that after landing and during taxiing into the bay at Chandigarh, a power bank kept in the seat pocket by a passenger in 39C caught fire. The aircraft was stopped at the bay. Cabin crew used two fire extinguisher bottles to put out the fire and then deployed all six slides to evacuate passengers. No major injuries have been reported.”