American Airlines flight diverted after passenger’s device catches fire
An American Airlines flight on its way to Phoenix diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday after a passenger's device reportedly caught fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the airline.
American Airlines said Flight 357 "landed safely" at Dulles "following reports of smoke from a customer's device."
"The device was quickly contained by crew members prior to landing," the airline said in a statement.
Officials didn't specify what type of device it was.
Emergency personnel met the aircraft on the runway when it landed around 11:50 a.m. Saturday.
Passenger Adriana Novello, 22, said in a video shared with ABC News that she was seated in an exit row on the flight and was sleeping when she was awakened by one of the flight attendants jumping on her seat to get the fire extinguisher.
"Then I started smelling smoke, and a lot of people on the plane were coughing," she said. "But I looked behind me, and what we could tell was that there was something on fire in the aisle."
The flight took off from Philadelphia and was headed to Phoenix. The airline said there were 160 customers and 6 crew members on board.
The FAA said it's investigating the incident.
