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Alaska Airlines flight evacuates after landing at Sea-Tac due to cell phone fire, officials say

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A passenger's Samsung Galaxy A21 caught fire Monday inside the cabin of an Alaska Airlines flight. 128 passengers and six crew members were transported by bus to the terminal. There were no serious injuries associated with the fire, the Port of Seattle said. Neither Samsung nor Alaska Airlines responded to requests for comment.

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Alaska Airlines Flight Evacuated After Passenger's Samsung Galaxy A21 Catches Fire

Luckily the aircraft had already landed and nobody was seriously injured.

4 years ago·United States

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Sky News UK

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Flight evacuated after passenger's Samsung Galaxy A21 phone catches fire

The device was "burned beyond recognition" although the fire was eventually extinguished inside a battery containment bag.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Herald Sun

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Passengers Use Inflatable Slide as Alaska Airlines Flight Evacuated in Seattle Due to Fire

An Alaska Airlines flight had to evacuate shortly after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on August 23 after a passenger’s mobile device went on fire. At around 8:30 pm, a local fire department responded to a report of a fire on Flight 751, which had arrived from New Orleans. After a preliminary investigation, it was determined that a passenger’s cell phone in the aircraft’s cabin had caught on fire. The device type wa…

4 years ago·Melbourne, Australia

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News18 India

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Samsung Phone Catches Fire in Aircraft, Bringing Back Memories of the Galaxy Note 7

A Samsung phone burst into flames in the cargo bay of an Alaska Airlines flight, causing the cabin crew to evacuate its passengers on emergency basis and create a minor scare.

4 years ago·India

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NDTV

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Samsung Galaxy A21 Catches Fire In-Flight, Forces Evacuation: Report

When the fire broke out, the crew tried to contain the smoke using the battery containment bag. But the amount of smoke reportedly forced the deployment of evacuation slides. A spokesperson for the...

4 years ago·New Delhi, India

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

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Cellphone catches fire on Alaska Airlines jet upon landing

The cellphone of a passenger on an Alaska Airlines jet caught fire after the plane landed at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, forcing the crew to deploy evacuation slides to get everyone off, the carrier said on Aug 24. Read full story

4 years ago·Malaysia

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