B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 91; Flight Crew Total 9929; Flight Crew Type 91
Time Pressure
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Electronic Device; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Aircraft Equipment Problem Dissipated; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
During cruise; a flight attendant advised us via the interphone that a cabin fire was occurring; without going into detail. We prepared for the possibility of diverting to the nearest suitable airport; but after conferring with the cabin crew; the Captain determined that the fire was the result of a cell phone with an overheated battery being tossed into the aisle and burning a small area on the carpet. The smoldering carpet was extinguished; and the phone battery was cooled and placed in the thermal containment bag. We continued to ZZZ1 without further incident.
B757 First Officer reported a passenger's overheated cell phone caused a small carpet area burn. Flight continued uneventfully after extinguishing smoldering carpet and cell phone placed in a thermal containment bag.