Mumbai: On a flight to Hawaii, a Seattle girl suddenly noticed her iPhone 6 emitting flames. The girl was reported saying that while she was watching a movie, the sparks coming out of her iPhone 6 caught her attention, which eventually turned into huge flames.
"When it started I thought we were going down, and I was like, 'oh my god, there's a fire on the plane,” she said.
The girl panicked and threw the phone on the floor, which slid under another passenger’s seat. However, the situation was promptly tackled with by the flight crew.
Although airline cannot ban personal electronic equipment, but such hazards are the reason why gadgets like hoverboards are not allowed on flights nowadays. Further, devices catching fires is another major reason why passengers are insisted to switch their devices to flight mode. When devices are constantly looking for signals, they heat up, which leads to higher chances of them catching fire.
