[y33t]

Just curious, were they able to purge or scrub the smoke from the cabin? Seems like a battery fire in a closed space like that would be a lung hazard.

[jerlam]

Airliners have touted in the pandemic that planes have HEPA filtration which remove 99.95+% of particles in the air, which includes smoke particles.

Battery fires will also produce other bad stuff in the air, but it's still a minor consideration compared to a fire which can bring down the plane.

[aeternum]

The issue is how quickly they cycle the full cabin air volume.