A Samsung Note 2 created a massive security scare in a mid-air Chennai bound IndiGo international flight with more than 180 passengers on board. Passengers witnessed smoke coming out from the overhead cabin after which a half burnt handset was discovered. The crew discharged the fire extinguisher which is as per the Standard Operating Procedures prescribed by the aircraft manufacturer, and quickly transferred the Samsung Note 2 into a container filled with water in lavatory. This is not the first time that a Samsung product has led to security scare. Earlier DGCA issued a specific circular for Samsung Note 7 preventing passengers from carrying it in check-in baggage or carrying it in switched on mode in hand baggage.

Source: India Today September 23, 2016 12:33 UTC