One individual has obtained medical therapy after a passenger’s laptop computer caught hearth on an American Airlines flight.

The pilot had reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” to air visitors management, saying “the flight attendants are trying to put it out now”, according to audio obtained by the BBC’s US reporting associate CBS News.

“I think we have about four to five passengers that were burned by the laptop. The laptop is contained about mid-aircraft.”

One passenger obtained medical consideration on web site and was launched after American Airlines Flight 2398 – coming from Atlanta, Georgia – landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Texas on Friday.

The airline informed the BBC that the flight landed safely “after reports of smoke from a customer’s device during landing. We thank our crew for their professionalism and swift response to quickly contain the device.”

After touchdown, the plane taxied to the gate, and emergency personnel met the plane upon arrival, per process.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warns that lithium batteries, including laptop computer batteries, are succesful of overheating, exterior “as a result of various factors, including if the battery is damaged, overheated, exposed to water, overcharged, or improperly packed”.

The FAA recorded , exterior58 verified lithium battery air incidents so far this yr involving smoke, hearth or excessive warmth. In the last 20 years, the highest quantity of incidents was associated to battery packs, with 84 instances associated to laptops.

Lithium batteries must be stowed in carry-on baggage only, the US regulator says.

In May, a UK-bound EasyJet flight from Egypt was diverted to Rome after a energy financial institution was discovered to be charging in a passenger’s baggage in the maintain of the plane. The flight was rescheduled for the next day.

The UK’s aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority has said energy banks are inflicting a rising quantity of critical points on flights worldwide, and urged more consciousness as transportable chargers carry “serious risks” of overheating or catching hearth.