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Laptop battery fire aboard US flight prompts emergency response

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Source: BBC
Laptop battery fire aboard US flight prompts emergency response
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TL;DR

An American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Dallas had a passenger's laptop catch fire; four to five passengers were burned, the crew contained the blaze, and the plane landed safely in Dallas where emergency responders met the aircraft; one passenger was treated on-site and released. The FAA warns lithium batteries can overheat and notes 58 verified lithium battery incidents this year, with laptops historically tied to the most incidents.

Topics:businesstransportation#american-airlines#aviation#incident#lithium-battery#safety#transportation
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