A spokesperson for easyJet said in a statement: “easyJet can confirm that flight EZY8216 from Heraklion to London Gatwick was evacuated during boarding prior to departure on 17 September, due to a fire in a passenger’s cabin bag.

An easyJet flight bound for London had to be evacuated during boarding after a vape reportedly exploded inside a passenger’s carry-on bag.

Terrified passengers onboard a U.K. flight were forced to evacuate down emergency slides after a bag said to have contained e-cigarettes and a power bank in a passenger's bag suddenly exploded.

Harrowing footage captures plane passengers fleeing down emergency slides after a vape exploded in a carry-on bag. All 236 passengers were compelled to evacuate the easyJet flight from Greece to London Gatwick Airport on Tuesday after smoke unexpectedly filled the cabin just before takeoff.