Cargo Hold / Cabin / Cockpit FiresA passenger's cigarette caused a fire in the cabin which led to an oxygen tank exploding.
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| 05/14/1923 | Amiens, Picrdie, France | Air Union | Possibly started by a passenger discarding a match after lighting a cigarette. |
| 05/07/1928 | Florianopolis, Brazil | Florianopolis, Brazil | In-flight fire. |
| 03/28/1933 | Dixmude, Belgium | Imperial Airways | The fire was thought to have been started by a passenger, Dr. Voss, in an attempt to commit suicide. |
| 07/28/1937 | Hal, Belgium | KLM | Struck by lightning and after an in-flight fire. |
| 08/06/1937 | Bistrita, Romania | Aeroflot | A passenger lit a cigarette in the rear toilet and ignited accumulated vapors. |
| 01/13/1939 | Miles City, Montana | Northwest Orient Airlines | A fire of considerable intensity developed, prior to the crash, in the cockpit of the aircraft, in the immediate vicinity of the gasoline cross-feed valve. |
| 08/15/1939 | Copenhagen, Denmark | British Airways | Fire caused by overfilling of the fuel tanks. |
| 04/21/1944 | Frederikstad, Norway | Deutsche Lufthansa | A signal flare started an onboard fire |
| 09/07/1945 | Florence, South Carolina | Eastern AL | A fire of undetermined origin in the rear cargo compartment or lavatory. |
| 06/01/1946 | Amalfi, Italy | U.S. Army Air Forces | A fire of undetermined origin erupted in the cockpit. |
| 07/11/1946 | Reading, Pennsylvania | Trans Continental | In-flight fire caused by failure of a generator lead-through stud installation in the baggage compartment. |
| 10/24/1947 | United Air Lines | Bryce Canyon, Utah | A design flaw cause gasoline to be sucked back into the cabin heater intake. |
| 06/17/1948 | Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania | United Air Lines | In-flight fire in cargo hold. |
| 12/15/1948 | Bogata, Colombia | LANSA | Accidental detonation of fire works being carried aboard leading to the in-flight separation of the wing. |
| 08/02/1949 | Jaquirana, Brazil | Varig | A fire broke out in cargo hold G. |
| 12/30/1949 | Comilla, Pakistan | Bharat Airways | A fire erupted in a cargo hold. |
| 10/27/1951 | Flores, Guatemala | Guatemalan Air Force | A passenger may have started a fire in the aircraft's cabin with a cigarette. |
| 02/01/1954 | Hokkaido, Japan | U.S. Air Force | Reported fire in the cargo hold. |
| 11/08/1957 | Pacific Ocean | Pan American | Possible in-flight fire. High levels of carbon monoxide were found in bodies. |
| 09/02/1958 | Off Guam | U.S. Air Force | In-flight fire of unknown origin. |
| 03/01/1959 | Alma, Georgia | Riddle Airlines | The ignition of cargo in the aft belly compartment caused by contact with an unguarded light bulb. |
| 09/04/1963 | Durrenasch, Switzerland | Swissair | Damaged hydraulic line which caused a fire to start. |
| 01/09/1964 | Zarate, Argentina | Aero Litoral Argentina | The crew was possibly overcome by fumes from a fire in the cabin. |
| 07/09/1964 | Parrottsville, Tennesee | United AL | An uncontrollable fire of unknown origin which started below the passenger floor and eventually involved the passenger cabin. |
| 06/27/1967 | Blossburg, Pennsylvania | Mohawk Airlines | in-flight fire destroyed the pitch control systems. Incorrect installation of a valve caused hot air to ignite hydraulic fluid. |
| 09/11/1968 | Cap d'Antibes, France | Air France | Fire aboard in the rear of the cabin. |
| 07/26/1969 | Biskra, Algeria | Air Algerie | A fire in an electrical panel led to a cabin fire. |
| 05/06/1970 | Mogadishu, Somalia | Somali Airlines | Fire of unknown origin. |
| 12/24/1971 | Huanuco, Peru | Lineas Aereas Nacionales | The lightning caused a fire which led to the separation of the right wing and part of the left wing. |
| 08/14/1972 | Konigs, East Germany | Interflug | Melting insulation ignited flammable fluid which led to an uncontrollable fire that eventually weakened the structure until the tail fell off. |
| 08/31/1972 | Magnitogorsk, Russia | Aeroflot | Fire caused by spontaneous ignition of passenger baggage. |
| 07/11/1973 | Paris, Orly, France | Varig | A fire started in the aft right toilet either from an electrical short or discarded cigarette. |
| 11/03/1973 | Boston, Massachusetts | Pan American | Smoke in the cockpit and uncontrollable fire caused by spillage of nitric acid on sawdust packing in the cargo hold. |
| 11/26/1979 | Ta'if, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Pakistan Inter. AL | A fire may have been started by a passenger possibly from a leaking kerosene stove. |
| 08/19/1980 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian AL | A fire broke out in the aft cargo compartment. |
| 09/15/1980 | Medina, Saudi Arabia | Royal Saudi Air Force | In-flight fire. |
| 12/24/1982 | Guangzhou, China | CAAC | A passenger's cigarette caused a fire in the cabin which led to an oxygen tank exploding. |
| 02/13/1983 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | U.S. Air Force | Fire caused by an overheated APU. |
| 06/02/1983 | Covington, Kentucky | Air Canada | An in-flight fire in the rear lavatory, of unknown origin. |
| 12/31/1985 | De Kalb, Texas | Private | Fire started in a defective cabin heater. |
| 07/02/1986 | Syktyvar, Russia | Aeroflot | An in-flight fire was caused by baggage that ignited in the rear cargo hold. |
| 05/09/1987 | Warsaw, Poland | LOT | A fire in the cargo hold was not detected because of damage to the fire warning system. |
| 11/28/1987 | Mauritius, Indian Ocean | South African Airways | A fire originated in a front pallet on the right side in the upper deck cargo hold. |
| 04/12/1988 | United Airways | Hennenman, South Africa | A leak at the right booster pump was the source of the fire. |
| 01/13/1990 | Pervouralsk, Russia | Aeroflot | A fire broke out in the rear cargo hold. Electrical short. |
| 07/11/1991 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Nigeria Airways | Fire in the wheel well due to under inflated tires. |
| 07/12/1995 | Gumey, Papua New Guinea | Milne Bay Air | Fire broke out in the cargo hold in a passenger's luggage. |
| 05/11/1996 | Everglades, Florida | ValuJjet | An in-flight fire caused by activation of oxygen generators in the forward cargo hold. |
| 04/15/1997 | Gyandzha, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Airlines | A stray bullet from training soldiers struck an oxygen canister of the landing plane. |
| 06/06/1997 | Irumu, Congo | Bazair | Fire in the cabin. |
| 09/02/1998 | Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia | Swissair | A fire in the entertainment system wiring started in a hidden area above the cockpit ceiling when arcing ignited the cover material made of thermal insulation blankets. |
| 08/21/1999 | Hualian, Taiwan | Uni Air | Accidental ignition of gasoline stored in 2 bleach bottles in the overhead. |
| 07/25/2000 | Gonesse, France | Air France | Concorde caught fire after foreign object ruptured the fuel tank. |
| 01/21/2001 | Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela | Rutaca Airlines | Caught fire after takeoff. |
| 03/03/2001 | Thai Airways | Bangkok, Thailand | Center fuel tank explosion and fire while on the ground. |
| 12/01/2001 | Novaya Inya , Russia | Russian military | Fire on board at FL290. |
| 05/26/2006 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | Moskovia Airlines | Fire on board. |
| 08/22/2006 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Pulkovo Airlines | Fire reported on board. |
| 08/03/2008 | Vancouver Island | Pacific Coastal Airlines | Electrical fire ignited spilt fuel. |
| 08/06/2009 | Nganga Lingolo, Congo | Aero Fret Business | Fire in the rear of the plane. |
| 04/21/2010 | Pampanga, Philippines | Interisland Airlines | Electrical fire. |
| 09/03/2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Parcel Service- UPS | Fire and smoke from the cargo area. Carrying lithium batteries. |
| 07/21/2011 | Off Jeju, South Korea | Asiana Airlines | Fire in the cargo hold. |
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