10 Taken to Hospital After Spirit Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Battery Fire

10 Taken to Hospital After Spirit Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Battery Fire
A Spirit Airlines plane on July 28, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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A total of ten people were taken to hospital on Wednesday after a Spirit Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, due to a battery fire in an overhead bin.

A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told multiple outlets that Spirit Airlines Flight 259 landed safely around 2 p.m., adding that the battery fire in an overhead bin was reported by the crew.

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