Five passengers sustained burns when a laptop ignited on an American Airlines flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Dallas, Texas, on August 22, 2026. The pilot reported a "cabin fire in the back of the airplane" during the incident, as indicated by air traffic control audio obtained by CBS News.
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Five passengers injured in laptop fire on American Airlines flight
On August 22, 2026, five passengers were burned when a laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight traveling from Atlanta to Dallas. The pilot communicated the incident to air traffic control, describing it as a cabin fire.
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