What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On final approach into iah, a passengers portable charger caught on fire. The flight attendant used a halon fire extinguisher to prevent reignition of the fire. This happened about a minute before landing on a CRJ-200 which only has one flight attendant. An evac was not necessary. The passenger was life flighted out for treatment. The passengers hands had second degree burns, and his thumb had a third degree burn.
As the FAA filed it
ON FINAL APPROACH INTO IAH, A PASSENGERS PORTABLE CHARGER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT USED A HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PREVENT REIGNITION OF THE FIRE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE LANDING ON A CRJ-200 WHICH ONLY HAS ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. AN EVAC WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE PASSENGER WAS LIFE FLIGHTED OUT FOR TREATMENT. THE PASSENGERS HANDS HAD SECOND DEGREE BURNS, AND HIS THUMB HAD A THIRD DEGREE BURN.
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