A #Delta flight from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was forced to make an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday when a passenger’s personal device caught fire in the #aircraft cabin, a Delta spokesperson confirmed to Forbes, adding “flight attendants used their training and procedures to deploy a fire containment bag to extinguish the battery.” The Federal Aviation Administration (#FAA) has reported 34 #lithium-battery incidents on planes in the first six months of 2025, averaging nearly six events per month—slightly down from last year, which averaged more than seven per month. Read more at the link in our bio. (Photo: Getty Images)