A woman’s headphones exploded mid-flight while traveling from Beijing to Melbourne. The woman was wearing the headphones when they exploded...
Recently, a pair of battery-operated headphones exploded mid-flight. The passenger woke after she heard a loud explosion and burning on her face. She threw the flaming headphones on to the floor while the flight attendants doused them with water.
Lithium batteries power almost all modern electronic portable devices.
There have been several reported incidents involving lithium batteries on planes, plus infamous problems with exploding phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Passengers are requested to keep battery-powered devices in their carry-on baggage and not in their checked baggage.