Originally Posted by
DragonSoul
And to add, it's not always the fire to be concerned about. Smoke is often the killer, not fire. I can't remember where or when, but there was flight where the pilots reported smoke in the cabin. The plane was only a few minutes from the airport and immediately turned around and landed. By the time emergency crews cracked open the doors, all on board were dead. If there's a chance to escape, it will be the smoke to check out for, not necessarily the fire.
This is soooo important. It goes for house fires as well. Rarely is anyone killed by flames, most all of the time they are long dead by the time the heat and flames get to them. Now car fires, thats a different animal.
