Alaska Airlines evacuated plane passengers after phone fire
On Monday night, a cell phone caught fire in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines flight that landed in Seattle from New Orleans. That phone was a Samsung Galaxy A21, Perry Cooper, a Seattle airport spokesman, told the source.
An Alaska Airlines spokesman said the flight crew used fire extinguishers and a bag to protect the battery to "keep the phone from going up in smoke." Passengers were evacuated from the plane via evacuation ramps "due to the foggy conditions in the cabin."
That's me on my phone on the right. The passenger was 2-3 rows behind me on the opposite side. It was like a smoke machine. The flight attendants did an excellent job and all passengers were very calm. I believe one person sitting beside them might have minor injuries.
- Maddy Harrison (@Madddzh) August 24, 2021
A Twitter user who reported being on this flight described the cabin as "like a smoke machine."
Passengers were taken by bus to the terminal, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport tweeted, and two passengers were treated at a local hospital, an Alaska Airlines spokesman said.
Source: seattletimes, flySEA,
Illustration: Alaska Airlines
