BriefTea
Every story in sixty words
Get the free app no ads · no paywallWorld · 22 August 2026
Photo by Forsaken Films on Unsplash
A passenger's laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight from Atlanta, with the pilot reporting a "cabin fire in the back of the airplane". About four to five passengers were burned by the device, and one person received medical treatment after the plane landed in Dallas Fort Worth.
Reported by BBC · How we write briefs
Understand this story
Why do laptop batteries catch fire? How do airlines handle fires? What happens after a plane incident?More briefs
WorldTrump cancels plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter WorldUS brain fungus cases quadruple in two years PoliticsJapan's Farm Minister Kazuo Yana Resigns TransportOne Fisherman Dead and Two Missing After Boat Lost Off Lewis WorldSaudi Arabia Says It Shot Down Missile Over Medina BusinessIndia Sells IDBI Bank Stake to Canada's Fairfax for $5.5bn More world stories → Browse all stories →We would like to count visits and see which links bring readers here. That means storing a random ID in your browser. No cookies, no ads, no profile. How it works.