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Passenger suffers burns after cellphone catches fire onboard Canada flight
Mar 02, 2018
10:03 am
What's the story
A passenger was burned when her cell phone caught fire onboard a Canadian domestic flight today morning, officials said.
The incident occurred at 7 am (1200 GMT) as Air Canada flight 101 was preparing to depart the Toronto airport for Vancouver.
The Boeing 787 jetliner with 266 passengers, meanwhile, took off after a two-hour delay.
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Statement
The phone's owner suffered minor injuries
"The fire was immediately extinguished by crews, and there was no damage to the aircraft, however, the owner of the phone suffered injuries and was treated by emergency services who attended the aircraft," Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said.
He said the woman was able to walk off the plane in order to be treated for minor burns, but her condition wasn't immediately known.