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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.
(11 July 1973)

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Tan Son Nhut Air Base

Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area, Vietnam.

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