An Indian airline said Friday that a Samsung Note 2 phone emitted smoke and sparks on a flight from Singapore to the southern Indian city of Chennai. IndiGo said the phone was found in the bag of a passenger in an overhead bin after other passengers reported smelling smoke in the plane. The airline said there was no fire but sparks and smoke were coming from the phone. It said in a statement that the crew used a fire extinguisher and then placed the Samsung Note 2 in a container filled with water in a lavatory. Samsung has recalled 2.5 million newer Note 7 phones after dozens of reports of battery fires attributed to a manufacturing flaw.

Source: ABC News September 23, 2016 13:13 UTC