An overheating laptop causes a fire on an American Airlines Airbus A321neo at San Francisco Airport on Friday. Local authorities say the aircraft was operating flight AA2045 to Miami that was scheduled to depart San Francisco when around 13:05 staff onboard reported seeing smoke inside the cabin, while passengers were boarding the jet.
Local media have reported that three people where injured during the incident, including one passenger whilst evacuating the aircraft via the emergency inflatable slide.
American Airlines said: “During boarding of American Airlines flight 2045 with service from San Francisco (SFO) to Miami (MIA), smoke was reported from inside a customer’s bag. - The bag was quickly removed by our crew members and all customers exited the aircraft. We thank our crew members for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”
Passengers were taken back to the terminal and the FAA has been notified and will investigate the incident.
