Samsung phone catches fire on Southwest plane
A Southwest Airlines flight in Louisville, Ky., bound for Baltimore was grounded on the tarmac Wednesday morning after a passenger's Samsung smartphone caught fire and filled the cabin with smoke. Capt. Kevin Fletcher, of Louisville fire department's arson unit, said a Samsung smartphone overheated Wednesday morning and began to smoke, which led Southwest Airlines to evacuate the plane before it departed for Baltimore. A spokeswoman from the Louisville airport confirmed to CBC News that the Southwest flight 944, a Boeing 737, was grounded then emptied 10 minutes before takeoff with 75 passengers and crew aboard. "A customer reported smoke emitting from an electronic device," the airline told CBC News in a statement. "All Customers and Crew deplaned safely via the main cabin door." Fletcher said there was minor damage to the plane's carpet where the device was dropped. U.S. website The Verge reported Wednesday that the device in question wa...