Report: Airline bans Vivo phones after airport cargo fire
- A Hong Kong cargo airline has reportedly banned Vivo phones after a cargo fire.
- Cargo pallets containing Vivo Y20 phones were destroyed in the blaze.
A Hong Kong-based cargo airline has reportedly announced a ban on Vivo phones after a major cargo fire at Hong Kong Airport over the weekend.
The cargo fire occurred on the airport’s apron just before the pallets containing Vivo Y20 phones and associated accessories were due to be loaded into a Hong Kong Air Cargo plane bound for Thailand, The Standard reported (h/t: 91mobiles).
Vivo Mobile Pallet Catches Fire While Loading in Cargo Plane at HKG pic.twitter.com/sW7NXIoPd5
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Videos of the incident posted online show the fire itself, starting with one pallet and spreading to two more. Photos also show numerous damaged Vivo-branded boxes and phones in the aftermath, as seen below.
Several industry outlets have since reported that Hong Kong Air Cargo has banned Vivo devices and two air freight companies until further notice. The cause of the fire isn’t known yet, but lithium-ion batteries used in smartphones can cause fires if they’re defective or damaged. We previously saw this happen with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 back in 2016.
We’ve contacted Vivo for comment regarding the incident and reported ban and will update the article if/when they get back to us. For what it’s worth, the company also manufactures phones in India, so it seems unlikely that this incident and apparent ban could affect the supply of its devices in India.
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