Fire Breaks Out During Takeoff Resulting in Major Changes for Airline Safety Procedures
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The Effects of the Fire on the Aircraft
50% of the seats suffered little or no fire damage and many plastic safety instruction cards, magazines and other fragile items survived undamaged in the seat back pockets and on seat cushions. All ceiling panels and overhead lockers were destroyed and all side liner panels above cushion level were extensively damaged by fire. A marked stratification of both temperature and smoke was evident throughout the cabin in areas not actually combusting. There was comparatively little heat or smoke below a level of approximately 18 inches above the cabin floor. If you need to crawl and get out like get really low, like 18 inches from the ground is unbelievably low.
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