ALERT: JetBlue Flight Fire; Airplane Diverted (May 31, 2017)

May 31, 2017

Last night, a JetBlue flight had to be diverted from its planned New York-San Francisco flight path to due to a fire in the cabin. The plane landed in Grand Rapids, MI, safely and there were no injuries.

NBC New York reports:

A JetBlue flight from New York to San Francisco landed in Michigan after a lithium battery in a passenger’s laptop apparently started a fire, authorities said.

No injuries were reported and the plane landed safely about 8:10 p.m. Tuesday at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.

Flight 915, an Airbus A321 flying from John F. Kennedy Airport, was diverted “following reports of smoke emitting from a carry-on bag holding an electronic device,” JetBlue said in a statement.

Firefighters responded at the airport as a precaution, but the airport said the fire was out by the time the plane landed. Airport spokeswoman Tara Hernandez said the plane took off about 8:50 p.m. and continued the flight to San Francisco.

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