{"id":414718,"date":"2026-08-23T17:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/414718\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:02:28","slug":"i-just-saw-the-smoke-passengers-injured-on-flight-from-atlanta-to-dallas-from-laptop-fire-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/414718\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I just saw the smoke:\u2019 Passengers injured on flight from Atlanta to Dallas from laptop fire \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA\/DALLAS \u2014 A frightening development on a recent American Airlines flight forced the plane to land in Atlanta on its way to Dallas Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

Channel 2 Action News reported Saturday<\/a> when Flight 2398 had to land.<\/p>\n

ABC News spoke to passengers on the flight, who said a laptop fire happened just before the plane could land.<\/p>\n

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ABC learned that several passengers may have been injured.<\/p>\n

Jessica Irgens, one of the travelers on board, told Good Morning America that \u201cit was absolutely terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Irgens was heading to Dallas from Atlanta when she saw flames and smoke just rows ahead of her on the plane.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just saw the smoke first, and then it all happened really fast,\u201d Irgens said. \u201cHe was trying to get it away form him into the aisle.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Federal Aviation Administration said flight attendants were able to contain the fire in a thermal containment bag.<\/p>\n

Irgens told GMA that multiple passengers worked together trying to put the fire out, and some were injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were two individuals that had their hands in bags of ice and they were, you know, shaking visibly, just very, like, shocked,\u201d Irgens said.<\/p>\n

On a recording from the conversation between Air Traffic Control and pilots on the flight, four to five passengers were potentially burned by the laptop.<\/p>\n

American Airlines said in a statement on Saturday that one person was treated on scene and released.<\/p>\n

Note: ABC News and Good Morning America contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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