Chinese woman becomes fireball as power bank explodes on bus, but driver unfazed
Flames briefly engulf passenger who then dumps the dodgy device with the man behind the wheel
A bus passenger in southeast China had a terrifying experience recently when her portable power bank exploded in her face, according to a local media report.
Footage of the incident, which was captured by the vehicle’s surveillance camera, shows the woman, who was sitting on the back seat with a friend, briefly engulfed by a ball of flames, Thepaper.cn reported.
After the blast she leaps to her feet, flaps at the flames with her arms, then races towards the front of the bus.
By the time she reaches the driver’s area, the fire appears to have gone out, but the woman takes no chances and dumps the device on the floor before running away to safety.
Meanwhile, the unfazed driver calmly looks down at the smouldering machine, picks up his fire extinguisher and gives it a few blasts, the footage shows.
Concerned it might still be a hazard, however, he then stops the bus, opens the door and kicks the offending device out into the street.