Last night, a fire broke out in the cockpit of a United Boeing 757 headed to LAX from JFK Airport. The plane landed safely at Dulles at 9:36 p.m. Passenger Phil Lobel, told the AP that 30 minutes in, "he detected an electrical burning smell. He said flight attendants began going over emergency instructions with passengers in the exit rows and someone brought up a fire extinguisher from the back of the plane to the cockpit." Other tidbits: Some passengers took pictures of the flames, some passengers were celebrities, and "About an hour after the plane landed, Lobel received an e-mail from United apologizing for the 'experience' he had on the flight."