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Cell Phone Bursts Into Flames Inside Jetliner

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Passengers on a Ryanair plane were forced to evacuate after a cell phone burst into flames.

A passenger recorded the fire, which happened as the plane was on the ground, getting ready to head to Ibiza from Barcelona in Spain.

The phone was being charged by a battery pack when it burst into flames, according to witnesses.

All of the passengers were safely evacuated.

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