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Laptop catches fire on US flight; passenger treated at airport

Aug 23, 2026

Texas [US], August 23: One person has received medical treatment after a passenger's laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight.
The pilot had reported a "cabin fire in the back of the airplane" to air traffic control, saying "the flight attendants are trying to put it out now", according to audio obtained by CBS News.
"I think we have about four to five passengers that were burned by the laptop. The laptop is contained about mid-aircraft." One passenger received medical attention on site and was released after American Airlines Flight 2398 - coming from Atlanta, Georgia - landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Texas on Friday. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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