Originally Posted by
BBJ-Captain
I wouldn't be surprised if the crew had not been able to get to the fire location to deal with it before panic had gone down the cabin and passengers had elected to evacuate themselves.
So if you drop your phone/charger and it bursts into flames at your feet, your advice is to stay put and wait for someone with a bucket of water or an extinguisher ?
In the event of a cabin fire on the ground, getting as far away as possible from it seems eminently sensible to me.