Officials: Flight from NJ makes emergency landing after laptop battery charger catches fire

Officials say a United Airlines flight on its way from Newark Liberty International Airport to the Bahamas was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida after a passenger's backup laptop battery charger caught fire.

News 12 Staff

Mar 2, 2020, 11:55 AM

Updated 1,515 days ago

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Officials say a United Airlines flight on its way from Newark Liberty International Airport to the Bahamas was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida after a passenger's backup laptop battery charger caught fire.
The incident happened last week.
According to the airport, Flight 1456, a United Airbus A320, eventually landed safely at Daytona Beach International Airport, and then in Nassau.
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Officials say no one was injured, and the fire was contained to the passenger's bag.


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