A flight bound for Phoenix was forced to take emergency action after a fire broke out in the passenger rows.
American Airlines Flight 357 was en route to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Saturday morning when a crew member saw smoke coming from a ‘customer’s device’ and reported a fire, according to WUSA.
‘The device was quickly contained by crew members prior to landing,’ a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement, without specifying what type of device the passenger was using.
At that point, the flight – which had departed Philadelphia International Airport more than an hour late at 11.05am, was then diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport.
It landed safely in the DC area at 11.52am with 160 passengers and six crew members on board, according to data from FlightAware.
Emergency crews met the plane upon landing, with a photo posted online showing a firefighter apparently investigating the device.
First responders then helped the passengers and crew members off the Airbus A321.
No injuries or arrests have been reported, and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority told Fox News there were no impacts on flight operations.
‘We appreciate the professionalism of our crew and thank our team who are working to get our customers to their destination as quickly as possible,’ the airline spokesperson said.
The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating the incident.