London-bound flight forced to make emergency landing after phone charger causes on-board fire

An external phone charger appears to have caused a fire which forced a flight from New York to London to make an emergency landing in Boston.

London-bound flight forced to make emergency landing after phone charger causes on-board fire

An external phone charger appears to have caused a fire which forced a flight from New York to London to make an emergency landing in Boston.

Massachusetts State Police's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit examined the Airbus A330 after it landed and found a device between the cushions of a seat which had ignited.

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