Thursday 16 March 2017

Airline passenger gets injured after headphones exploded and caught fire mid-air

 An Australian woman has suffered horrific injuries after headphones exploded mid-flight and caught fire. The air passenger, who was listening to music while sleeping, heard a loud explosion and felt her face burning,An Australian woman had her hair scorched and face blackened after battery-powered headphones she had in her ears exploded mid-flight from Beijing to Melbourne, transport authorities said on Wednesday March 15.

Airline passenger suffers horrific injuries after headphones explode mid-flight and catch fire
Premium Times reports that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said in a statement that about two hours into the flight, the passenger, who was listening to music while sleeping, heard a loud explosion and felt her face burning.
She then threw her headphones to the floor.
The woman was quoted as saying in the statement that: “they were sparking and had small amounts of fire.
“As I went to stamp my foot on them the flight attendants were already there with a bucket of water to pour on them.
“The battery and cover were both melted and stuck to the floor of the aircraft.
The ATSB said that passengers on board endured the smell of melted plastic, burnt electronics and burnt hair.
“People were coughing and choking the entire way home,” it said.
The bureau did not mention which company had manufactured the headphones, but said the incident illustrated a broader risk with battery-powered devices on flights.

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