What I don't understand is this - if ATC advises them that they have smoke coming from their landing gear and they are still on the runway, why would they retract the flaps instead of keeping them extended for a possible evacuation? Did they already backtrack and rush to do their after landing items on the runway? Or did they maybe already land flapless and therefore keep the overwing exits closed (would obviously explain the hot brakes on Blackpool's 1900m runway
)?