{"id":94052,"date":"2017-03-15T02:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T06:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=94052"},"modified":"2017-03-15T02:45:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T06:45:19","slug":"battery-powered-headphone-explodes-mid-flight-aussie-authorities-issue-safety-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/15\/battery-powered-headphone-explodes-mid-flight-aussie-authorities-issue-safety-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery-powered headphone explodes mid-flight, Aussie authorities issue safety warning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a warning for travelers using battery-powered headphones, after a woman was severely burnt when a battery exploded on a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne. (Photo: Sean MacEntee\/Flickr<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CANBERRA\u2014The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a warning for travelers using battery-powered headphones, after a woman was severely burnt when a battery exploded on a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on Wednesday, the ATSB said officials had spoken to the woman, who was listening to music at the time of the explosion.<\/p>\n

“On a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a passenger was listening to music using a pair of her own battery-operated headphones,” the ATSB said.<\/p>\n

“About two hours into the flight while sleeping, the passenger heard a loud explosion.”<\/p>\n

The woman told the ATSB that she suffered burns and boils from the incident, but praised the aircraft’s crew for the quick thinking.<\/p>\n

“As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face,” the unnamed woman said, “I just grabbed my face which caused the headphones to go around my neck.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“As I went to stamp my foot on them the flight attendants were already there with a bucket of water to pour on them. They put them into the bucket at the rear of the plane.”<\/p>\n

The ATSB reminded passengers using battery-powered devices that “devices should be kept in an approved stowage, unless in use.”<\/p>\n

“Spare batteries must be in your carry-on baggage NOT checked baggage,” said the ATSB statement.<\/p>\n

“(Passengers) should locate their devices before moving powered seats (and) if a passenger cannot locate their device, they should refrain from moving their seat and immediately contact a cabin crew member.”<\/p>\n

News of the headphone explosion comes after cellphone maker Samsung was forced to recall a number of its Galaxy Note phones because they were also found to explode. Many airlines have since banned the faulty phones from being brought on board.<\/p>\n

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