2025-05-10T14: 24: 10Z
- The battery charger of a passenger caught fire on a JetBlue flight from Florida to the Bahamas.
- The crew of the Airbus A320-200 extinguished the fire, which caused smoke in the cabin.
- Bahamas Air Accident Investigation Authority said it was investigating the incident.
The smoke and the flames broke out in the cabin of a JetBlue flight last month after the portable charger of a passenger overheated and caught fire in his hand luggage.
The flight of April 25, operated by an Airbus A320-200 plane, took off from Fort Lauderdale International Airport to Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, the Bahamas.
The Bahamas Air accident investigation Authority said that the plane was around 80 miles of Nassau when a portable load device Inflamed, causing smoke and flames in the cabin.
The crew turned off the fire with water and placed the aircraft in the bathroom bin before the plane, authority said on its website.
The pilots then contacted air traffic control to advise them on the emergency situation.
The flight landed safely and there was no injury or serious damage.
The AAIA investigates the incident, which was reported for the first time by Simple Flying.
This is just another example of the risks posed in the air by rechargeable batteries. They are commonly found in chargers and other electronic devices and can become dangerous if they overheat.
In March of the year A Breeze Airways The flight made an emergency landing after a The passenger laptop caught fire.
FAA regulations indicate that devices containing lithium ion or metal lithium batteries – covering everything, laptops and smartphones with electric roller boards – must be placed in your hand luggage rather than hold the luggage.
JetBlue did not immediately respond to a request for comments from Business Insider.
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