Samsung Galaxy A21 burst into flames on Alaska Airlines flight

A Samsung Galaxy A21 catches fire inside an Alaska Airlines plane on August 24. According to a Seattle Times report, a passenger's smartphone caught fire in the cabin of the New Orleans - Seattle flight that had landed at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Following the incident, the flight crew initiated an emergency evacuation.

The flight crew also contained the fire using fire extinguishers and a battery containment bag. However, the smoke inside the cabin led to the forced deployment of the evacuation slides. "After much digging, I can tell you that the phone was burned beyond recognition. However, during an interview with one of our Port of Seattle Police officers, the passenger volunteered the phone was a Samsung Galaxy A21. Again, we could not confirm it by looking at the remains of the device," Perry Cooper, a spokesperson for the Port of Seattle said.