BANGKOK, Jan 28 – Authorities at Suvarnabhumi Airport are investigating after fertilizer components in a passenger suitcase ignited at a check in counter before being loaded onto the aircraft.

Fire reportedly broke out spontaneously in a suitcase on a conveyor belt as it was heading toward being loaded onto Bangkok Airways flight PG 931 leaving Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Thai capital for Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital.

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