Video: Cabin Fire Forces Spirit Flight to Make Emergency Landing in Florida by amilto

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A Spirit Airlines Flight 259 bound to Orlando, Florida, was forced to make an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, when a lithium-ion battery in a laptop stored in a carry-on luggage compartment caught fire. At least ten people were hospitalized after the airplane landed in Jacksonville without incident and quickly pulled up to the terminal to allow fire rescue teams on board the airplane, US media reported. All those hospitalized, including members of the crew, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The flight crew was able to extinguish the fire with the help of a retired fireman on board the airplane within 20 minutes; however, the abundance of smoke in the cabin forced the pilot's hand.