Five passengers burned after laptop bursts into flames on flight

Five passengers were burned after a laptop burst into flames on an American Airlines flight carrying more than 130 people, according to reports. The pilot reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” on the trip from Atlanta, Georgia to Dallas, Texas, based on air traffic control audio obtained by CBS News. In that report, the pilot said there were about four to five passengers burned by the laptop and that the device was contained mid-aircraft. Flight attendants attempted to extinguish the flames, and the aircraft made a safe landing. Emergency responders were waiting at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), with one passenger needing medical attention, BBC reported. American Airlines said flight 2398 landed safely after reports of smoke from a customer’s device during landing, thanking the crew for quickly containing it.