PANIC broke out on a packed EasyJet flight heading to London after a bag with a vape inside exploded. The blast sent terrified passengers fleeing from a plane at Heraklion airport in Crete –

EasyJet flight evacuated after ‘bag of vapes’ explodes in the cabin - The smoking carry-on scorched the aisle of the London-bound flight

An easyJet flight bound for London had to be evacuated during boarding after a vape reportedly exploded inside a passenger’s carry-on bag.

Eyewitnesses described a terrifying scene, with one passenger recounting a "very large red flash and flame followed by thick black smoke."

Officials reported that a power bank and e-cigarettes inside a passenger's carry-on luggage caused the disruption. All 236 passengers were quickly evacuated from the Airbus A321 onto the runway.

Passengers on Flight EZY8216 evacuated the cabin when a fire broke out ahead of take off from Heraklion airport in Crete as a bag of vapes went up in flames on the tarmac

Passengers on an EasyJet flight to London were evacuated after a bag of vapes exploded on Tuesday evening.The explosion and smoke forced passengers to leave the EZY8216 flight from Heraklion in Crete to Gatwick before take off.

A London-bound easyJet flight had to be evacuated on the tarmac after a passenger's bag of vapes reportedly exploded on board. The flight, from Heraklion in Greece to London Gatwick, was plunged into chaos on Tuesday when the bundle of e-cigarettes burst into flames - with police rushing to the tarmac as panic spread.