Qantas Warns of Fire Risk After Device Combusts on New York Trip
- Passenger device caught fire after being crushed inside seat
- Airline tells all passengers not to move seats if phones lost
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Qantas Airways Ltd. is warning all passengers of the risk of phones catching fire on board after a device with a lithium battery was crushed inside a seat and ignited on a flight to New York.
Crew have started to tell customers not to move their seats to hunt for their electronic devices, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said in a report on Wednesday into the June 21 incident. A spokeswoman for Qantas in Sydney said the briefings are now on all flights.