headphones catch fire on flight from beijing to melbourne, burning sleeping passenger's face and hands - small air purifier

On a flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a woman whose headphones were on fire and melted causing burns on her face and hands triggered a warning about the battery
Equipment operated on the aircraft.
Australian transport security agency (ATSB)
Say a woman is using her personal noise.
On February 19, headphones were canceled on flights from China to Melbourne.
When she was sleeping, she heard a loud noise about two hours later.
She told ATSB that she felt burning on her face before the headphones circled her neck.
"I continue to feel burned, so I took them down and threw them on the floor," she said in a statement issued by ATSB . ".
"They were lit and there was a small amount of fire.
"When I went to step on their feet, the flight attendant had already poured a bucket of water on them.
"The flight attendant then puts the headphones in a bucket at the back of the plane.
ATSB did not disclose the brand of the headset.
Stuart Godley of ATSB said it was the first time in Australia to report a set of headphones on fire.
"It seems to be [that]
"What happened was that the battery was on fire when she put it on," he said . ".
"Apart from the burning of her hair and the blackening of her hair, I don't think she has a serious burn," he said . ".
"She had some burns on her hands, where she grabbed the headphones and the clothes were burned.
But Mr. Godley said there had been several fires with cell phones and devices.
"We have also encountered cases where a person caught fire using a personal air purifier and battery during the flight," he said . ".
The batteries and covers melt and stick to the aircraft floor, and the smell of melted plastic, burnt electronics and burnt hair fills the rest of the cabin, ATSB said.
"People have been coughing and choking on their way home," the woman said in a statement . ".
Mr. Godley said that as long as people take the right precautions, there is no need to ban lithium battery equipment on the aircraft.
"Never put them under your cargo, because if it's on fire or short circuit and there are other batteries nearby, they get out of control heat where each battery is on fire.
"Make sure their ends are protected and they can't rub together.
"If you do have personal equipment stuck in the gap between seats, don't move your seat, just call the flight attendant. . .
Because the movement of the seat may squeeze the phone and cause a fire.
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