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August 21, 2026 / 10:19 PM EDT
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A passenger's laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight Friday, with the pilot reporting that some passengers may have been burned, according to air traffic control audio. One passenger was treated and released after American Airlines Flight 2398 landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the airport said in a statement. "Cabin fire in the back of the airplane," the pilot says in air traffic control audio obtained by CBS News. "The flight attendants are trying to put it out now."The flight, which originated in Atlanta, had 133 people on board, the pilot told air traffic controllers."I think we have about four to five passengers that were burned by the laptop," the pilot says. "The laptop is contained about mid-aircraft." "American Airlines flight 2398 landed safely at DFW after reports of smoke from a customer's device during landing," American Airlines said in a statement. "We thank our crew for their professionalism and swift response to quickly contain the device." CBS News has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration for comment.
