Smoking Credit Card Reader Forces Plane's Emergency Landing

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oj9ZKGhDu9dIanDgCYWRnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/gty_alaska_air_lb_151012_16x9_992.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/smoking-credit-card-reader-forces-planes-emergency-landing-195101026--abc-news-topstories.html)An Alaska Air flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Buffalo, N.Y., today after a flight attendant’s credit card machine created smoke in the galley. According to Alaska Air spokesperson Nancy Trott, the device “was not on fire” but flight attendants did use a fire extinguisher to put out the smoke. The credit card reader was equipped with a small lithium ion battery, similar to the type of battery that powers a watch or cell phone, according to the airline.



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