I was a flight attendant and during part of our training, we watched a video about someone who threw a cigarette in the trash of an airplane in flight. The burning cigarette went between the garbage can and the wall, igniting the insulation or other parts of the plane. The crew couldn’t find where the fire was as it was all in the walls. The pilot landed safely but for some reason, felt safe enough to slowly taxi to an area where they finally stopped and opened the doors to evacuate. The influx of oxygen ignited the fire, causing an explosion where lives were lost.
I had several bathroom smokers who were met with LE when we landed. All were begging prior to landing, ‘I promise I won’t do it again, just let me leave the plane when we land.’
Nah... you are going to have a long night ahead of you. Don’t forget to bring your checkbook.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_797
Musician Stan Rogers died on that flight. :(