The crew said the battery to explode in a separate state from the phone. There are no further details about the type or types of mobile phone batteries. The owner of the battery is also not yet been identified, as compiled Bojez Creative of the Virginian-Pilot, Sunday (09/18/2016).
The incident occurred about 15 minutes after the plane took off. Someone call the crew to see the fire burning in the rows of seats to 34.
Passengers who sat two seats from the scene, Kristi Parrotte said, he was in a state of half asleep when the smell of smoke. When you open your eyes, he saw the cabin has been blackened.
"It was not a big flame that burns, but rather the dense smoke," he said.
"We all got up from their seats and look for the origin of the smoke while trying to turn it off," he added.
Passengers who carry the water trying to cut off the mouth of the fire. There is also a gas sprayed fire extinguisher. Meanwhile, some more direct passengers in the rear cabin to rush to the front cabin.
There were about 20 people who moved from the front to the rear cabin, and finally had to sit on the floor. Total passenger himself as much as 143 people.
"All the passengers responded quickly and know what to do," said Parotte.
The fire was extinguished after a few minutes. Nobody was injured as a result of the incident.
Delta Air Lines Party to apologize to all passengers for any inconvenience caused. They said that would work closely with the aviation security agencies to investigate this case.
Later, the case associated with the explosion of mobile phone Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The reason, many incidents of explosion due to battery problems on the flagship. Delta Air Lines themselves can not yet claim the case this time too the act of the latest Galaxy Note series.
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