Originally Posted by
redsnail
That accident sounds awful.
Re laptop battery fires, we carry fire gloves and a heat resistant bag on board specifically for putting laptops etc in to stop the fire.
Something like
this
So, we’re not filling the sink with water and dropping the offending object in it anymore? This used to be prescribed wisdom.
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There’s probably other courses of action available to someone in an unpressurised aircraft. Not the least being to prise open a door/window.