Firefighters board Spirit Airlines plane after battery pack fire

The Independent

2 March 2023 at 4:20 pm

A Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas to Orlando International Airport in Florida was diverted to Jacksonville Wednesday after a battery pack caught fire in an overhead compartment.The flight made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday after crew members reported the fire. According to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department, crew members were able to quickly extinguish the burning item in a bucket of water in flight.A video shared by Twitter user @nottajshow shows JFRD firefighters on board the aircraft checking the overhead bins where the item had been, and appearing to take photos or video.Joseph Fleck / LOCAL NEWS X /TMX

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