NZ Herald Wednesday 15 March 2017 A woman on a Melbourne-bound flight has suffered burns after the battery-operated headphones she was wearing exploded and caught fire.
The passenger was listening to music and napping on a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne when about two hours into the journey the headphones caught fire and an apparent explosion jolted her from her slumber.
“As I went to turn around I felt burning on my face,” she said. “I just grabbed my face which caused the headphones to go around my neck.
“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.”
Such a situation could prove highly dangerous while in the air and fortunately members of the flight crew were quick to respond. Read more…
