A Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited. It happened on board Flight 3316 before 7 a.m. as the plane was getting ready to depart for the William P.

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

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.

More than 100 passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane feared for their lives on Friday at Denver International Airport after a cellphone battery caught fire inside the cabin​

Passengers of a Southwest Airlines flight sitting at a Denver International Airport gate had to evacuate after a cell phone battery caught on fire.

More than 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane after a cell phone battery sparked a fire in the cabin. FAA data shows this is not an isolated incident.

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

One person suffered a minor injury during the evacuation, while another, whose phone was the source of the fire, was treated for burns, airline officials said.

Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 was at a gate at the Denver International Airport when a spokesperson for the airline said a cell phone battery caught on fire. The flight was scheduled to take of at 6:05 a.m. and was headed to Houston's Hobby airport.

Emergency response crews at DIA successfully extinguished the seat fire. According to Southwest Airlines, the person whose phone caught fire received treatment for burns, while another passenger sustained minor injuries during the evacuation.

Authorities said one passenger was treated for burns after a seat caught fire from the burning phone. Another was reportedly injured during the evacuation.