An Alaska Airlines flight that landed at Sea-Tac Airport. (KIRO 7)
An Alaska Airlines flight arriving from New Orleans had to evacuate shortly after landing at Sea-Tac Airport due to a cell phone fire Monday evening, officials said.
At about 8:30 p.m., the Port of Seattle Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in the cargo hold of Flight 751.
Alaska Airlines officials said based on a preliminary investigation, as the aircraft was waiting for a gate, a passenger’s cell phone caught on fire.
Crews used a battery containment bag and extinguished the fire, according to officials.
After the fire was
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