Fire Onboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight Prompts Emergency Response

On Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines Flight 26, between Honolulu and Portland, had an onboard fire on its journey across the Pacific. The scary incident, caused by a passenger’s iPad battery, created smoke in the cabin of the Airbus A330. When the flight landed at 8:45 p.m., it was met by an emergency response team. This followed other recent lithium-ion battery fire concerns on airplanes.

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