A Reason to Listen to the Evacuation Instructions When Flying

It is amazing that no one was killed and all passengers survived. "China Airlines had a fire today. Luckily, no one was killed, and the only injury was first degree burns to a ground crew member. Pretty amazing considering the plane was on fire as the passengers were evacuating and the fuel tank exploded within 10 seconds of the last passenger exiting, and before the pilot exited." I just returned from the Midwest. We just missed the major storm approaching Minnesota. While the airline attendants were giving the little safety message I glanced around as always to see where my closest exit was. I even looked at the woman in front of me traveling with two small babies and thought she might need a little help. When I read the news this morning I reflected back to yesterday and said a little prayer of thanks. This is just an example of why we need to have experienced personal fying and serving the public on airplanes. Being a nurse it is like having that major emergency you practice for yearly happen on your shift. So next time you fly LISTEN to the instructions by the airline personal.