A man has caught fire after a powerbank burst into flames in his pocket at Melbourne Airport’s international Qantas business lounge on Thursday.

The lithium battery-powered device ignited after overheating, causing smoke to break out as staff rushed the man into a shower about 11 am.

Ambulance Victoria paramedics responded and treated the traveller in his 50s, who sustained burns to his leg and fingers, at the airport.

He was taken to The Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.

About 150 travellers were forced to evacuate the Australia national carrier's lounge, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

A witness took to Reddit to say they "heard screaming from the other side" of the room after the device explosion sprayed "battery acid flying everywhere" and caused the man's jacket to c

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