Terror in the air for its aircraft passengers American Airlines which made a forced landing in Washington. Got fire The passenger device.
Its 357 flight American Airlines He was destined for Phoenix, Arizona, when reports on fire in the cabin forced pilots to land a forced landing at Washington’s Dales International Airport.
A passenger’s device caught fire.
An American Airlines flight on its way to Phoenix diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport after a passenger’s device reportedly caught fire, according to the FAA and the airline. https://t.co/QHb1yzbqNk pic.twitter.com/rILLjZciO9
— ABC News (@ABC) August 24, 2025
“The fire on the device was immediately confined by crew members before landing”highlighted in a statement on the incident that happened yesterday (23.08.2025) at noon local time.
The aircraft landed safely, according to the American Airlines announcement.
BREAKING: American Airlines Phoenix-bound flight from Philadelphia was forced to land at Dulles International Airport in Virginia after a fire was reported in the passenger rows – reports pic.twitter.com/d5Q4J8J95U
– Zaid Ahmd (@realzaidzayn) August 24, 2025
Passenger reported to ABC News That she was sitting in a series of danger exit and sleeping when she woke up with a stewardess who … jumped on her place to get the fire extinguisher. “I started smelling smoke and many passengers were gone. When I looked behind me, we could discern that something was burning. “