Originally Posted by Rainboe
[Asking about inquiries into fire and airplanes when parked at terminal buildings]Where does it end?
I don't know. Looking at that video again and again makes one aware how much uncertainty there is in dealing with fire.
Who noticed the fire first? Who instigated the emergency evacuation? On what basis? On which side? (Answer: the side from which the fire was fed. Turns out in this case to have been appropriate.) When did the cockpit crew (the commander) get to find out about the fire? Were they able to judge it accurately? (Answer: they seemed to be as surprised by the explosion as anyone. I don't think such a multiple-meter jump is planned!)
It seems to me that fires are events with huge amounts of uncertainty for which one can only vaguely plan. Every new event is a mine of information. I incline not to dismiss questions about what would have happened at a terminal so fatalistically as you.
PBL