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发帖数: 19630 | 1 A flight bound for Vancouver was delayed by about two hours Thursday after a
passenger's cellphone caught fire while the plane was still at the gate at
Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
Around 7 a.m., Air Canada Flight 101 was sitting at the gate when a
passenger's phone "began to burn," Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick
told CBC Toronto in an email.
"The fire was immediately extinguished by crews and there was no damage to
the aircraft."
The phone's owner was injured and was treated by paramedics. The passenger
was able to walk off the plane, Fitzpatrick said.
Peel Region paramedics said they treated a patient for burns to a hand and
transported the patient to nearby Etobicoke General Hospital.
Peel police confirmed Thursday afternoon that it was an LG phone that caught
fire.
A spokesperson for Transport Canada told CBC in an email response that the
federal agency is aware of the incident.
"鈥嶵he aircraft sustained no damage as the crew was able to extinguish the
fire promptly. Once the fire extinguished, paramedics assisted the passenger
in possession of the cell phone, who sustained burns to the hands," the
statement read.
Fire 'very contained'
While the fire was "very contained," Fitzpatrick said, passengers seated
nearby were asked to deplane so residue from the fire extinguisher could be
cleaned up.
A video posted to social media by passenger Brandon Scott shows firefighters
walking down the aisle toward the back of the plane. Several fire
extinguishers can be seen on one of the seats. |
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