NO IT DOES NOT JUSTIFY TAKING YOUR BAGS WITH YOU.
Wow some people.........
If you want to take your bag then:-
1/ sit in a window seat
2/ wait and be the last one off
Because I'm not waiting for you.
In accidents like this "seconds" can make all the difference.
Ever heard of a British Airtours 737 Fire on takeoff in 1985 Manchester and how many died from smoke and not the Fire.....?