One person suffered a minor injury during the evacuation, while another, whose phone was the source of the fire, was treated for burns, airline officials said.

Authorities said one passenger was treated for burns after a seat caught fire from the burning phone. Another was reportedly injured during the evacuation.

A Southwest Airline flight from Denver International Airport to Houston was evacuated after a passenger's cellphone battery caught fire, fire extinguished by crew.

Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire and caused an airplane seat to catch fire as well.

A Southwest flight in Denver was evacuated after the cellphone battery of one of the 108 passengers on board caught fire on Friday morning.

Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely after a cellphone battery ignited.

Before takeoff, a Southwest Airlines flight heading from Denver to Houston had to evacuate more than 100 passengers after a phone caught fire.

A passenger whose cellphone caught fire was treated for burns, and one other passenger sustained minor injuries during the evacuation.