{"id":29081,"date":"2023-02-08T12:51:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=29081"},"modified":"2023-02-08T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:21:34","slug":"united-airlines-flight-2664-cabin-catches-fire-from-a-laptop-battery-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/united-airlines-flight-2664-cabin-catches-fire-from-a-laptop-battery-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines Flight 2664 Cabin Catches Fire From A Laptop Battery | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>fire caused by the battery of an electrical gadget aboard a United Airlines flight<\/strong> forced the jet to return to San Diego on Tuesday, sending four people to the hospital, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/over-300-passengers-suffer-as-air-india-flies-delhi-mumbai-without-ac.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines Flight 2664 Cabin Catches Fire From A Laptop Battery | Exclusive\" class=\"wp-image-21818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/over-300-passengers-suffer-as-air-india-flies-delhi-mumbai-without-ac.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/over-300-passengers-suffer-as-air-india-flies-delhi-mumbai-without-ac-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/over-300-passengers-suffer-as-air-india-flies-delhi-mumbai-without-ac-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/over-300-passengers-suffer-as-air-india-flies-delhi-mumbai-without-ac-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/over-300-passengers-suffer-as-air-india-flies-delhi-mumbai-without-ac-750x469.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-laptop-catches-fire-onboard-on-united-airlines-flight\">Laptop Catches Fire Onboard on United Airlines flight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a tweet from the San Diego Fire Department, <em>the flight crew aboard United Flight 2664 stopped the fire from spreading further and returned the plane to the airport.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong>Sabrina LoPiccolo<\/strong>, a spokesman for San Diego International Airport (SAN), emergency services responded and are now treating passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A laptop fire aboard a United Airlines plane caused an emergency response at San Diego International Airport on Tuseday morning.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3VwOyoH93\">https:\/\/t.co\/J3VwOyoH93<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vOEScOiMO\">pic.twitter.com\/1vOEScOiMO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbcsandiego\/status\/1623001216337776645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to FlightAware, <em>the aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, took off from the airport at 7:07 a.m. Pacific Time and landed in San Diego at 7:51 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four people were brought to the hospital after fire services evaluated every passenger and member of the crew. According to another tweet from the San Diego Fire Department, <em>two other patients denied further care.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to FAA spokesman Ian Gregor, a laptop battery caused the fire. The FAA will look into it, Gregor promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline said, <em>among those brought to the hospital are flight attendants who are credited with putting out the fire.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>&#8220;Our crew responded immediately to contain the device and medical personnel greeted the aircraft when it arrived at the gate. Two customers were assessed on-site, and several flight attendants were transported to the hospital as a precaution.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><cite>Charles Hobart, a spokesman for United Airlines, said<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/United-Airlines-to-Add-More-Flights-in-Anticipation-of-Higher-Holiday-Travel-840x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines Flight 2664 Cabin Catches Fire From A Laptop Battery | Exclusive\" class=\"wp-image-21829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/United-Airlines-to-Add-More-Flights-in-Anticipation-of-Higher-Holiday-Travel-840x500-1.jpg 840w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/United-Airlines-to-Add-More-Flights-in-Anticipation-of-Higher-Holiday-Travel-840x500-1-600x357.jpg 600w, 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