American Airlines flight from Dallas to Indianapolis makes an emergency landing after e-cigarette starts a fire midair

An American Airlines flight from Dallas to Indianapolis made an emergency landing in Arkansas after a passenger's electronic cigarette started a small fire.

A passenger used the e-cigarette in the bathroom when it sparked a fire about one hour after the flight departed from Dallas at around 12.50pm, officials said.

While no one was injured, the incident sparked a panic as witnesses said flight attendants ran around, using every single fire extinguisher on the plane.

One passenger, Cindy Nelson, told ABC: 'I started saying a prayer. That's all I could do and believe that we were going to land... and we made it.' 

American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein says crew members quickly extinguished the fire and none of the 137 passengers or five crew members was injured. 

But flight attendants had to use every fire extinguisher on board, and passengers told THV11



they saw crew members running around frantically.

Another witness told THV11 'code red' was announced over the intercom as the fire engulfed a carry-on bag, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The flight made the emergency landing Thursday afternoon at Little Rock's Clinton National Airport.

A replacement plane was sent to Little Rock and all passengers arrived in Indianapolis later Thursday, Feinsten said.

He says the original plane was inspected in Dallas and no damage was discovered.

Under Federal Aviation Administration rules, e-cigarettes are prohibited in checked luggage but allowed in carry-on bags. They may not be used on board the plane. 

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