A fire broke out aboard an empty Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Boston Logan Airport on Monday after the battery powering the Japan Airlines jet’s auxiliary power unit exploded as the jet sat at the gate.
A firefighter suffered minor burns controlling the small fire, which caused heavy smoke in the cabin. The flight had arrived from Tokyo at 10 a.m. and was being prepared for a noon departure when a maintenance worker noticed the smoke and called emergency crews.
