This wasn't due to a hot soundtrack.
A passenger aboard a flight from Beijing to Melbourne awoke to a
burning sensation on her face when her headphones apparently sparked and
triggered a small fire, according to a press release by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
The unidentified woman, who suffered burns to her face and hands, says she was startled by an explosion.
“As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face,” the woman said.
“I just grabbed my face which caused the headphones to go around my
neck.
"I continued to feel burning so I grabbed them off and threw them on
the floor. They were sparking and had small amounts of fire."
As the woman attempted to put out the smoldering appliance by
stomping on it, flight attendants arrived with a bucket of water. The
headphones were placed in the bucket at the rear of the aircraft while
its battery and cover were melted to the floor.
“People were coughing and choking the entire way home" due to smells
of melted plastic, burnt electronics and singed hair, the woman added.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau believes the batteries likely caught on fire.
It's not the first time electronics have caught fire in recent months.
Many airlines have banned passengers from carrying the Samsung Galaxy
Note 7 smartphone after multiple reported incidents of the devices
catching fire.
The incidents caused Samsung to put out a worldwide recall for the phone.
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