Emergency evacuation on Southwest plane after phone catches fire and seat goes up in flames - Some passengers had to use the emergency exit slides during the evacuation

A passenger whose cellphone caught fire was treated for burns, and one other passenger sustained minor injuries during the evacuation.

A Southwest flight in Denver was evacuated after the cellphone battery of one of the 108 passengers on board caught fire on Friday morning.

FOX31's Nate Belt spoke with West Metro Fire on the danger of batteries after a cell phone caught on fire inside a Southwest plane and forced an evacuation.

Before takeoff, a Southwest Airlines flight heading from Denver to Houston had to evacuate more than 100 passengers after a phone caught fire.

Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire and caused an airplane seat to catch fire as well. The Boeing 737-700 was still parked at a gate with 108 passengers on board when the incident occurred at Denver International Airport,