The Airbus A321 was taxiing to the gate when passengers noticed the smoke.
Crew members reported the fire when they called a mayday.
Three people suffered minor injuries during the evacuation, with one requiring transport for further treatment.
“Do not take your bags!”
Fire breaks out on American Airlines plane in San Francisco.
People were screaming, ‘Fire in the back!’
and rushing towards the doors," one passenger wrote on X.
The airline said crew members quickly removed the bag.
It thanked staff for their professionalism and apologized to customers for the inconvenience.
No reports reveal the laptop’s make and model or what caused it to start emitting smoke.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 remains the most infamous example of exploding batteries.
There were several incidents of them going up in smoke in 2016, including one on a Southwest Airlinesflight.
Samsung eventually recalled all the handsets.
It’s not just phones and laptops that present a potential danger.
In 2017, a headphone batteryexplodedon a woman’s face as she slept during a flight.
