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Quick-thinking engineer stops smoke in plane cabin

Enviado hace 8 años

A quick-thinking engineer flying home from Ethiopia averted possible disaster when he saw smoke billowing out of a bag in the cabin. Thanks to 53-year-old Samir Buffkins, the Air Ethiopia flight was able to reach Cape Town on Tuesday without incident. (www.news24.com) Más...

Colin Seftel

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Peter Ward hace 8 años 3

Another issue with Lithium ion batteries. Need to observe safety features when transporting these batteries as they clearly can be a liability.

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chandrahas patel hace 8 años 1

Airport security does not mind carrying a Smartphone... so its easy to carry an Igniter in the form of Lithium Ion Battery. Very Serious..

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Colin Seftel hace 8 años 2

This must have been on ET829, the only Ethiopian Airlines (not "Air Ethiopia") service from ADD to CPT. It's a B738.

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chandrahas patel hace 8 años 2

See...Not only Doctors save lives...Good job

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