I wonder how the passenger managed to do this:
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES COA1065, A BOEING 737-800 ACFT, DIVERTED TO COLORADO
SPRINGS DUE TO A FIRE IN THE CABIN CAUSED BY A PERSONAL BATTERY-OPERATED
AIR PURIFIER WHICH CAUGHT THE SEAT ON FIRE, FOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND ONE
PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION, COLORADO
SPRINGS, CO
Must have been a scary situation for the other passengers.
http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/D_1218_N.txt