What equipment does the cabin crew have to pull down ceiling panels to get to the location, whilst in dense (?) smoke ?
A fire axe and a portable oxygen mask but nothing to protect their heads from falling debris some of which may be burning.
It makes me shudder to think of some poor brave soul or souls attempting this in the knowledge that if they are not successful they would need to not only retreat but evacuate passengers forward of this position, all while strapped in for an emergency descent possibly with O2 masks deployed.
In the absence of a final report, we have to assume that this could just as easily have happened in the air.
Anyone working for Boeing
PR having a moan about their bad luck needs to catch themselves on.