One of the first airlines to deploy fire-containment bags on its entire fleet was Alaska Airlines. The Seattle-based airline finished adding them to its 219 planes in May, a process that took two ...

The captain quickly diverted the Boeing 737 for an emergency landing, and flight attendants quickly isolated the device in a fire containment bag. Although all passengers were unharmed ...

On January 15, during a United Airlines flight from Dulles, Va., to San Francisco, a passenger's cell phone went into thermal runaway and crew contained the fire in a thermal containment bag.

According to the FAA, a passenger's portable charger began to overheat and caught fire. The device was placed in a thermal containment bag and the flight diverted to Chicago. No injuries were ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Some airlines are taking extra steps to prevent a disaster in case a passenger’s device powered by a lithium ion battery catches fire during flight. At least three U.S ...