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Wednesday 11th of July 1973

52 Years Ago There Was Smoke in the Toilets



123 Die in Varig Flight 820 Boeing 707-320C fire in Saulx-les-Chartreux, Île-de-France, France.

Problems began when a fire started in a rear lavatory. Prior to the forced landing many of the passengers had already died of carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation. A possible cause of the fire was that the lavatory waste bin contents caught fire after a lit cigarette was thrown into it. There were 11 survivors.


More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varig_Flight_820