American Airlines planes sit at their gate at LaGuardia Airport in February. A laptop battery caught fire on an American flight causing burns to one passenger. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight during landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, with one passenger getting treatment for burns after landing.
The flight, American Airlines Flight 2398, left Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Friday, People reported.
"American Airlines Flight 2398 landed safely at DFW after reports of smoke from a customer's device during landing," the airline said in a statement to the media. "We thank our crew for their professionalism and swift response to quickly contain the device."
One passenger was treated on site and was later released, the airline said.
