In the course of some research re-the vanished Malaysian 777, I came across a highly detailed account of the fire that took Stan Roger's life . It seems that neither he, nor anyone else ,need have died, and that it was all down to pilot error.When notified of smoke coming from the toilet compartment ,the pilot instructed a flight attendant to discharge a CO2 extinguisher into it . This she did , later saying that the fire ,if indeed there was one ,appeared to be out .
   What the pilot SHOULD have done was declare an emergency and immediately land at an alternate airfield ( there was one close by ) ; howver, the pilot (s) flew on ,believing that all was well.Then the fire erupted more fiercely , causing the cabin & cockpit to fill with smoke .The nearest airfield by now was Cincinatti ; almost immediately after coming to a halt ,fire and choking smoke swept through the whole cabin.
IF only the pilot had followed the corresct procedure(s) when the fire was first reported, none of those people who died would have done so. How tragic .