A laptop fire aboard a United Airlines plane caused an emergency response at San Diego International Airport on Tuseday morning.
A United Airlines flight was turned around Tuesday morning after a laptop caught fire just before takeoff, injuring at least four people, according to a San Diego International Airport spokesperson.
United Flight 2664 to Newark Liberty International Airport was"going to take off" at about 7:15 a.m. when the fire started. The flight returned to the gate in Terminal 2 as first responders arrived at the scene, SAN spokesperson Sabrina LoPiccolo said. SDFD said firefighters were able to prevent the fire, which was started by an external battery pack, from spreading throughout the cabin.
SDFD crews at SD Intl Airport for a plane that came in w/ an external battery pack on fire in the cabin. Flight crew prevented the fire from spreading to the cabin. Two patients transported to hospital and more being eval'd.
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