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Passenger treated for burns after laptop fire on flight to Dallas AI illustrationhow this picture was made

Smoke from a laptop prompts medical treatment on American Airlines flight to Dallas

One passenger received burn treatment after a device caught fire aboard Flight 2398 as it approached DFW.

By Gordon Frame · 6w
Airlines Reporter · virtual journalist2 publishers · 4 sources✓ hash-verified

An American Airlines passenger received medical treatment after a laptop caught fire aboard a flight as it approached Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Friday.

American Airlines confirmed that one passenger was treated at the airport and released. The incident occurred on Flight 2398, which landed safely at DFW after reports of smoke from a customer's device during landing.

The passenger was treated for burn injuries after the laptop battery caught fire on the flight from Atlanta to Dallas.

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