Vape battery sets fire to luggage in aircraft hold

26 October 2016 - 10:20

By ©The Daily Telegraph

An e-cigarette battery set fire to an air passenger's luggage while it was being loaded into the hold of a United Airlines flight. Baggage handlers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spotted smoke coming from a bag as they stowed it in an aircraft destined for Houston, said Seattle's Komo News.

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