article_snippet: A spokesman for KLM said the cause of the fire the fire is under investigation, but a passenger claims the fire was sparked by a lithium ion battery inside a traveller's bag.
article_snippet: A KLM spokesman said A KLM spokesman is unable to comment on the possibility that a short fire on board involved a lithium ion battery, as the investigation hasn’t reached a conclusion.
article_snippet: ’ ’ KLM said ’ KLM is unable to comment on claims that a short fire on board was sparked by a passenger's lithium ion battery .
article_snippet: Last week Boeing and other aircraft makers urged a ban on bulk lithium battery shipments on passenger planes, saying the threat of fires is ‘an unacceptable risk’.
article_snippet: An industry group warned that current fire suppression systems on planes cannot extinguish a blaze involving bulk shipments of lithium ion or lithium metal batteries.
highlights_snippet: One of the passengers claimed the fire was caused by a lithium ion battery .
  