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Australia's aviation authority warns after woman's headphones catch fire mid-flight

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Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 15 Mar 2017, 8:45PM
The woman's battery operated headphones exploded and caught fire. (NZH)
The woman's battery operated headphones exploded and caught fire. (NZH)

Australia's aviation authority warns after woman's headphones catch fire mid-flight

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 15 Mar 2017, 8:45PM

Australia's aviation authority is warning about the danger of using battery-powered devices on planes, after a passenger's headphones caught fire.

The woman was dozing on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne when the headphones exploded.

She woke up to the sight of sparks and flames, and the headphones beginning to melt.

The woman was left with a blackened face, and blisters on her hands.

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