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Old 12th Jan 2003, 18:10
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There have been a number of unexplained in-flight fires, but none that I am aware of has ever been definitely proven to have been caused by cigarettes. The two most commonly cited examples are the Varig 707 and Air Canada DC-9

While the first remains unsolved, the second one had an entirely different cause, urban legend notwithstanding.

There is a list of IFF accidents here.
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