Five passengers were burned when a laptop burst into flames on an American Airlines flight carrying over 130 passengers, according to reports.
The pilot reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” on the flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Dallas, Texas, on Friday, according to air traffic control audio obtained by CBS News.
“I think we have about four to five passengers that were burned by the laptop,” the pilot says. “The laptop is contained about mid-aircraft.”
Flight attendants raced to put out the flames, according to the audio.
The plane made a safe landing and emergency workers were waiting on the ground to care for the passengers, with one requiring medical attention, BBC reported.
“American Airlines flight 2398 landed safely at DFW after reports of smoke from a customer’s device during landing,” the airline told CBS in a statement.
“We thank our crew for their professionalism and swift response to quickly contain the device.”
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