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I didn't realize flashlight batteries could do this. Wonder what type of battery this was?
Article Published: Sunday, September 05, 2004
Explosion, breach close 4 L.A. air terminals
By Daisy Nguyen
The Associated Press
Los Angeles - Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for about three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and a flashlight battery exploded during screening at another, authorities said.
The two incidents a half-hour apart on the busy Labor Day weekend appeared to be unrelated, said FBI spokeswoman Cathy Viray.
Several people suffered minor injuries.
The scare at the international terminal came when a flashlight battery in checked luggage exploded as the bag was being hand-searched by a Transportation Security Administration worker, said TSA spokeswoman Amy Von Walter. She said the blast appeared to have been caused by old batteries, not a bomb.
The TSA worker suffered swollen hands and was taken to a hospital, Von Walter said.
Several other people complained of ringing in their ears, and the passenger whose bag was being screened at the time was being questioned.
Article Published: Sunday, September 05, 2004
Explosion, breach close 4 L.A. air terminals
By Daisy Nguyen
The Associated Press
Los Angeles - Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for about three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and a flashlight battery exploded during screening at another, authorities said.
The two incidents a half-hour apart on the busy Labor Day weekend appeared to be unrelated, said FBI spokeswoman Cathy Viray.
Several people suffered minor injuries.
The scare at the international terminal came when a flashlight battery in checked luggage exploded as the bag was being hand-searched by a Transportation Security Administration worker, said TSA spokeswoman Amy Von Walter. She said the blast appeared to have been caused by old batteries, not a bomb.
The TSA worker suffered swollen hands and was taken to a hospital, Von Walter said.
Several other people complained of ringing in their ears, and the passenger whose bag was being screened at the time was being questioned.
