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Cabin crew tackle fire at altitude as laptop bursts into flames on Lufthansa flight

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Cabin crew had to tackle flames at altitude after a passenger’s laptop caught fire during a Lufthansa flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany.

The incident happened on board Lufthansa flight LH457 on Boxing Day.

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