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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin America |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | LAS-JFK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | KLAS |
| KJFK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight 1260 LAS (Las Vegas, NV) to JFK (New York, NY) reported that an e-cig spare battery in a backpack began smoking in the cabin in flight. The crew placed the e-cig in a fire containment bag and the battery extinguished. The fire bag with the li-ion b
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