A Chinese plane was diverted to Shanghai after a battery caught fire in the luggage hold

A plane belonging to the airline was diverted "Air China" To Shanghai after a battery in the hand luggage hold of the passenger cabin caught fire, the company said.

The accident occurred on board the National Airlines plane during a daily flight from the city of Hangzhou in eastern China to Incheon Airport near Seoul, South Korea.

She said The airline in a statement on the Chinese social media platform Weibo "A lithium battery spontaneously combusted in a luggage bag located in the overhead bin on flight CA139".

She added that "The crew immediately dealt with the situation according to procedures, and no one was injured"

The plane was diverted to make an unscheduled landing at Pudong International Airport on Shanghai "To ensure the safety of the flight" According to the statement.

Flames were seen rising from an overhead storage compartment, as shown in a photo taken by one of the passengers and published by Jimo New, a local state-linked media outlet.

Black smoke appeared in the cabin, and at least one passenger was seen trying to put out the fire, according to the photo.

/>According to the flight tracking website Flightradar 24, the plane took off from Hangzhou at 9:47 a.m. local time.

The plane made a turn over the sea approximately equidistant from the eastern coast of China and the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, and landed in Shanghai shortly after 11 a.m. local time.