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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 16419536" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/shocked.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shocked:" title="Shocked    :shocked:" data-shortname=":shocked:" />Missing jet WAS carrying highly flammable lithium batteries: CEO of Malaysian Airlines finally admits to dangerous cargo four days after DENYING it  Malaysian Airlines today confirmed  that flight MH370 had been carrying highly flammable lithium-ion  batteries in its cargo hold, re-igniting speculation that a fire may  have caused its disappearance.The  admission by CEO Ahmad Jauhari comes four days after he denied the  aircraft was carrying any dangerous items and nearly two weeks after the  plane went missing.He  said the authorities were investigating the cargo, but did not regard  the batteries as hazardous - despite the law dictating they are classed  as such - because they were packaged according to safety regulations.The  revelation has thrown the spotlight back on the theory that the Boeing  777 may have been overcome by a fire, rendering the crew and passengers  unconscious after inhaling toxic fumes.Lithium-ion  batteries - which are used in mobile phones anda laptops - have been  responsible for a number of fires on planes and have even brought  aircraft down in recent years. <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/21/article-2586308-1C44BC1D00000578-537_634x430.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (Malaysian Airlines today confirmed that missing MH370 (pictured on an  earlier flight) had been carrying highly flammable lithium-ion batteries  in its cargo hold four days after denying it had any dangerous goods on  board) <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/21/article-2586308-053299080000044D-451_634x319.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (Lithium-ion batteries like this one used in laptops were being carried in the cargo hold of the flight, it was revealed by Malaysia Airlines (file picture of unconnected battery) According  to US-based Federal Aviation Administration, lithium-ion batteries  carried in the cargo or baggage have been responsible for more than 140  incidents between March 1991 and February 17 this year, it was reported  by Malaysiakini. In rare  cases, aircraft have been destroyed as a result of fires started from  the devices, although they have been cargo planes in both incidents.In  one case, UPS Airlines Flight 6 crashed while attempting an emergency  landing in September 2010 en route from Dubai to Cologne in Germany. Billie Vincent, the former head of  security for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, said the  revelation re-affirmed his belief that flames started in the cargo hold,  destroying the aircraft's communication systems then filling the cabin  with toxic fumes.This,  he says, would have overwhelmed the passengers but may have given the  pilots a chance to divert the aircraft for an emergency landing. He told Air Traffic Management: 'The data released thus far most likely points to a problem with hazardous materials. 'This  scenario begins with the eruption of hazardous materials within the  cargo hold – either improperly packaged or illegally shipped – or both.'It  is thought the missing plane climbed to 45,000ft - a move Mr Vincent  believes may have resulted from the pilots not being able to see the  controls properly.Responding to a question at a press  conference in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Jauhari  said:  'We carried some lithium-ion small  batteries, they are not big batteries and they are basically approved  under the ICAO (The International Civil Aviation Organisation) under  dangerous goods.'They  (lithium-ion batteries) are not dangerous goods per se, but in terms  (of) they are (being) declared as dangerous goods under ICAO.'He insisted they were checked several times to ensure they complied with the guidelines.'Airlines  do that all the time, it is not just Malaysia Airlines. These goods are  being flown by many airlines as cargo anyway, (which) is based on  ICAO’s ruling,' he added.When  asked earlier this week if there was hazardous cargo on board, Mr  Jauhari said no, adding that it was carrying 'three to four tonnes of  mangosteens'.Radar also confirmed the flight later  dropped to 23,000ft which, according to Mr Vincent, is a diversion  altitude set by manufacturers to limit the spread of the fire.The  United Arab Emirates’ General  Civil Aviation Authority blamed the crash, which killed the crew, on the  batteries which it believed may have 'auto-ignited' and  filled the flight deck with smoke.The  batteries have also caused problems in the cabin including a flight  attendant and two passengers who were burned when they handled a mobile  phone and spare battery in September 2012.Six months earlier, a lithium battery caught fire inside one passenger's personal air purifier.The  incident prompted to the ICAO to introduce a new rule last year stating  that any cargo with more than two lithium-ion batteries be packaged  under hazardous goods regulations. </blockquote>

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