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American Airlines officials confirmed (via CBS News) that on Friday, Flight 2045 was preparing to leave San Francisco for Miami when smoke started pouring out of a...

In an incident that brings back memories of the exploding Galaxy Note 7 saga, an electronic device caught fire inside a jet last week. American Airlines officials confirmed (via CBS News) that on Friday, Flight 2045 was preparing to leave San Francisco for Miami when smoke started pouring out of a laptop bag located at the rear of the aircraft. A potential reason might be overheating, possibly due to it not shutting down or entering sleep mode properly when the lid was closed.

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