OTTAWA – A passenger was burned when her cell phone caught fire onboard aCanadian domestic flight on Thursday morning, officials said.
The incident occurred at 7am as Air Canada flight 101 was preparing todepart the Toronto airport for Vancouver.
“The fire was immediately extinguished by crews and there was no damage tothe aircraft, however, the owner of the phone suffered injuries and wastreated by emergency services who attended the aircraft,” Air Canadaspokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said.
He said the woman was able to walk off the plane in order to be treated forminor burns, but her condition was not immediately known.
The Boeing 787 jetliner with 266 passengers, meanwhile, took off after atwo-hour delay.
The make and model of the phone was not made public. – APP / AFP