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• Disaster
Laptop catches fire on US flight, with passenger treated at airport
United States · USA + Canada region
detected 2026-08-23T08:45:12Z
updated 2026-08-23T08:45:12Z
The pilot had reported a "cabin fire in the back" of American Airlines Flight 2398, which landed safely.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
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- • Disaster
- Severity
- Low
- Confidence
- Low
- Sources
- 1
- Location
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