Passengers Valued Luggage Over Lives When Plane Caught Fire on the Runway

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You’ve probably heard the flight attendants’ safety presentation so many times that you have the instructions memorized. However, passengers evacuating an American Airlines flight may have forgotten those instructions when their plane caught fire on the tarmac.

The incident happened in Denver on July 26, and travelers were seen fleeing down inflatable emergency slides, some clutching backpacks, roller bags, and duffels, despite clear safety instructions to leave belongings behind to avoid endangering lives. There’s a reason for the rule.

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