A New Jersey-bound United Airlines flight was turned around shortly after taking off in San Diego after a first-class passenger’s external battery pack caught fire and injured at least four people
United said their crew"acted quickly to contain the device and medical personnel met the aircraft upon arrival at the gate."
SDFD Battalion Chief Robert Rezende, who was not one of the responders on this particular incident, said the real hazard is the toxic smoke these batteries emit, with the actual fire being the second-biggest threat. "I was sitting in that panic and I grabbed the girl next to me and we just really held on to each other. And, I realized how much my family means to me, how much my children mean to me," Buckland told NBC 7."So, I just prayed and I have faith that God wants me to have a beautiful life and there’s a lot more of it to come so, that kept me good."
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