A laptop fire aboard American Airlines flight AA2398 from Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth prompted a cabin emergency on Friday and ended with a safe landing at DFW on an Airbus A321 carrying 133 people. Crew members brought the blaze under control before touchdown, while emergency responders met the aircraft at the gate. Four to five passengers may have suffered burns, though later reporting indicated only one traveller required medical treatment.
The incident involved lithium-ion battery safety procedures, with the crew using a thermal containment bag to secure the burning device. Smoke from a customer’s laptop spread through the cabin during the approach, leading the pilot to declare the situation to air traffic control. The FAA has opened an investigation.
American Airlines handled the flight’s arrival normally after the aircraft rolled to the terminal, where medical and airport responders were waiting. Passengers near the device were among those affected, and some reports described hand burns as travellers tried to help contain the fire. The injury count remains unclear because different accounts have given different totals, but the aircraft landed without further escalation.