Alaska Airlines flight that had landed in Seattle from New Orleans had to be evacuated after a cell phone burst into flames.
Perry Cooper, a spokesperson for the Port of Seattle, told The Seattle Time that the phone was a Samsung Galaxy A21.
“After much digging, I can tell you that the phone was burned beyond recognition,” Cooper said in an email to The Seattle Times. “However, during an interview with one of our Port of Seattle Police officers, the passenger volunteered the phone was a Samsung Galaxy A21. Again, we could not confirm it by looking at the remains of the device.”
Speaking to The Verge an Alaska Airlines spokesperson said the plane’s crew used fire extinguishers and a battery containment bag to “stop the phone from smoking.”
The passengers were evacuated from the plane via the evacuation slides “due to hazy conditions inside the cabin, he further said.
Passengers were taken by bus to the terminal, according to a tweet by Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and two passengers were treated at a local hospital, he further said.
Passengers were transported by bus to the terminal, some with minor injuries. The aircraft was towed to a gate and there were no impacts to airport operations. (2/2)
— Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport (@flySEA) August 24, 2021
A Twitter user who said they were on the flight described the cabin as “like a smoke machine.”
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. 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
Source: The Verge
