4 people were taken to the hospital after a battery fire forced a United flight to return to San Diego.
A small fire on a United Airlines flight bound for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey forced the plane to return to San Diego International Airport shortly after takeoff.
The Boeing 737 returned to the California airport around 7:30 a.m. Pacific time after the flight's crew"reported a laptop on fire in the cabin," according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The San Diego Fire Department told CBS News in a statement that the cause of the fire was an"external battery pack." Flight crew put the burning object in a fire bag to prevent the fire from spreading, the department said. The fire did not spread to the plane. the fire department said on TwitterSDFD evaluated all passengers and crew. Total of 4 patients transported. Two others opted not to be transported.
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