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​

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

The emergency slides were deployed on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft at Denver International Airport (DEN) after a phone battery caught fire onboard. The plane was still parked at a gate, preparing to depart for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, when the incident occurred.

Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely after a cellphone battery ignited.

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.

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

A phone caught fire on a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver Airport, leading to 100+ passengers being evacuated.

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.

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.