"Number 1" "right" engine.
I had noticed that too, quality!
Payscale, not sure if you watched the video but they mention that the RFFS were advising the flight crew on the status of the fire... as I have it, they consider the available options before sending everyone down the slides, right?
JetBlue had a very obvious, very loud engine issue and had some injuries down the slides yesterday as well. I thought the point was only to do it if you absolutely need to. If the firies are right there and the bottle works, do you need to evacuate? I was always under the impression no... (JetBlue's very obviously was not controlled by fire bottle)
One of the pax even says the captain made a PA and at that point it was over. If he's making PAs to them then the situation was under control already.
Obviously I too was not there but that's what I got from the statements. Sounds like the right call to me....