Originally Posted by
JanetFlight
Jim Thompson says:
March 14, 2014 at 2:33 PM
From Reuters about a hour ago (1541 EST):
(In reference to North Sentinal Island)
A fire spotted on an island inhabited by the Sentinelese tribe was unconnected to the missing flight, Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai, Chief of Staff of the joint command, told Reuters
“I can confirm we’ve been watching the smoke on the island by air and by boats along the coast for some time,” Pillai said.
“But we believe it has nothing to do with the missing Malaysia Airlines plane,” he added, saying that it was possible that the fire was lit by the tribe, who are known to burn thick grassland.
He added that he believed the smoke on North Sentinel island started before the aircraft disappeared seven days ago.