A fire on board forced a JetBlue flight to make an emergency landing Tuesday. Airport officials said the fire was caused by a lithium battery in an electronic device. Flight 915 left New Yorks JFK airport early Tuesday evening and was headed for San Francisco, but not long after the flight took off, smoke started pouring out of a backpack. Thats when the pilot decided to divert to Grand Rapids, Michigan. "Were at 35,000 feet and all of a sudden we hear an announcement and we look back in row 25 and we saw everybody standing up and smoke coming around and we didnt know what was going on," said passenger Alan Honniball who was on the flight with his daughter Kailey.
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