Had the scenario been "worse case", I have no doubt an evacuation would have been initiated if required.
In this case (and often in fact), I'm with NoD. It was not and the option to escalate was always there if required.
When I first started flying widebodies, it was suggested by the trainers that from a full aircraft there was a significant chance of at least one fatality following a planned evacuation. Therefore it should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.