More than 100 passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane feared for their lives on Friday at Denver International Airport after a cellphone battery caught fire inside the cabin​

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

The emergency slides were deployed on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft at Denver International Airport (DEN) after a phone battery caught fire onboard. The plane was still parked at a gate, preparing to depart for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, when the incident occurred.

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.

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 phone caught fire on a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver Airport, leading to 100+ passengers being evacuated.

More than 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane after a cell phone battery sparked a fire in the cabin. FAA data shows this is not an isolated incident.

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.

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

FOX31's Nate Belt spoke with West Metro Fire on the danger of batteries after a cell phone caught on fire inside a Southwest plane and forced an evacuation.