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WATCH: TSA agent grabs smoking bag at checkpoint

When a bag started to spontaneously smoke after going through an X-ray machine, a TSA agent jumped into action.
Credit: Pittman, Travis
A TSA agent grabs a smoking bag from an x-ray conveyor belt in Savannah, South Carolina on July 20, 2018.

A quick-thinking Transportation Security Officer jumped into action when a bag started to spontaneously smoke on the x-ray belt in Savannah, Georgia.

On surveillance video, TSA Lead Officer Darrell Wade is seen grabbing a smoking bag from the security area at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport on July 20 and moving it to a safe area away from people.

Officers at the checkpoint notified local law enforcement officers, who immediately responded and found that the item was a malfunctioning vape battery.

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