What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 8, 1994, at about 0140, america west flight 749, enroute las vegas, Nevada to denver, Colorado got a fire warning in the aft lavatory. The auto smoke alarm and the fire extinguisher in the waste container functioned properly. Flight attendants used 2 halon bottles as back-up and the fire was extinguished. The aircraft diverted to Farmington, new Mexico and made a precautionary landing without incident or injury. There was no damage to the aircraft. The fire marshal in Farmington inspected the contents of the waste container and felt that the fire was started by a smoldering cigarette that may have been put there before the aircraft left the ground. The fire was detected about 45 minutes into the flight and cigarettes usually smolder 1 to 2 hours, according to Mr. Tom arnhammer, the fire marshal.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 8, 1994, AT ABOUT 0140, AMERICA WEST FLIGHT 749, ENROUTE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA TO DENVER, COLORADO GOT A FIRE WARNING IN THE AFT LAVATORY. THE AUTO SMOKE ALARM AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE WASTE CONTAINER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS USED 2 HALON BOTTLES AS BACK-UP AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE MARSHAL IN FARMINGTON INSPECTED THE CONTENTS OF THE WASTE CONTAINER AND FELT THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY A SMOLDERING CIGARETTE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PUT THERE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND. THE FIRE WAS DETECTED ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND CIGARETTES USUALLY SMOLDER 1 TO 2 HOURS, ACCORDING TO MR. TOM ARNHAMMER, THE FIRE MARSHAL.
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