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Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after passenger's battery pack catches fire
The crew extinguished the power bank fire and contained the device; nearly 200 battery incidents on planes were recorded by the FAA since 2006.
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The Independent (US)Power bank fire on Alaska Airlines flight causes major delay
An Alaska Airlines flight issued an emergency squawk code on Sunday after a power bank 'exploded' in the cabin
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Alaska Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Power Bank Catches Fire
An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday after a passenger’s power bank caught fire inside the cabin. As a result, the incident left one passenger injured. This raises the question of whether power banks are safe during flights. Power Bank Catches Fire The incident occurred on Sunday, February 22, aboard a flight from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in…
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