A Portable Charger Suddenly Exploded and Emitted Smoke in a MTR Carriage at Tsuen Wan West Station

At approximately 8:35 am this morning, a passenger's portable charger caught fire in a MTR carriage at Tsuen Wan West Station, making about 400 passengers disperse to the platform.

A passenger's portable charger caught fire in a MTR carriage at Tsuen Wan West Station. Photo source: rednote

A passenger shared the on-site experience on the social media platform "rednote", stating that a portable charger exploded and started smoking when the MTR was en route to Tsuen Wan West station. He described the experience as "terrifying for everyone in the carriage... and we cannot get off the MTR immediately." Allegedly, some passengers in the carriage extinguished the fire with fire extinguishers before the firefighters arrived on the scene. After the passengers got off the MTR safely, the firefighters arrived in time.

After the fire was totally extinguished, firefighters took the charger to the platform for inspection. Photo souce: i-CABLE News

Photo source: i-CABLE News

After the fire was totally extinguished, firefighters took the charger to the platform for inspection. According to their preliminary investigation, the reason for the explosion was that the charger became overheated.

The Tsuen Wan West Station, Photo source: rednote

GENEVA (AP) — A Dutch tour bus overturned in eastern Switzerland in a serious accident that left several people dead and others injured, police said.

The bus overturned between the villages of Susch and Zernez in the Alpine canton of Graubuenden, and rescue teams were responding to the scene, authorities said. The police did not specify the number of dead and injured.

According to Swiss media, 48 people were on the bus. A spokeswoman for ANVR, a Dutch travel industry association, told the Blick newspaper that the passengers were Dutch.

A police spokesman said that the coach collided with the crash barrier and then overturned. No other vehicles were believed to be involved.

Several ambulances and five helicopters were deployed to the location, according to Swiss media.

Emergency personnel respond to an accident involving a tour bus near Susch, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Jon Duschletta/Engadiner Post/Keystone via AP)

Emergency personnel respond to an accident involving a tour bus near Susch, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Jon Duschletta/Engadiner Post/Keystone via AP)

Emergency personnel respond to an accident involving a tour bus near Susch, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Jon Duschletta/Engadiner Post/Keystone via AP)