Battery fire forces United flight back to airport
Flames broke out just moments after a United flight took off from San Diego on Tuesday morning when a passenger's laptop battery ignited, injuring at least four people. Carter Evans reports.
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Flames broke out just moments after a United flight took off from San Diego on Tuesday morning when a passenger's laptop battery ignited, injuring at least four people. Carter Evans reports.
The New Jersey-bound flight had to return to San Diego International Airport after the fire broke out.
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