The danger of lithium batteries on aircraft...what would have happened if this happened in the luggage hold?

Lithium battery ignites on Air China flight in mid air, horrifying passengers as flames burst out in cabin

https://nypost.com/2025/10/18/world-news/air-china-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-lithium-battery-ignites-mid-air/

By 

Ariel Zilber

Published Oct. 18, 2025, 10:41 p.m. ET