Were EgyptAir passengers alive for three minutes as smoke filled cabin before crash? First pictures emerge of MS804’s mangled wreckage emerge as search teams ‘discover blackbox’
The first pictures of the mangled wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804 have emerged from the crash site
Investigators confirm smoke alarms were sounding on board EgyptAir Flight MS804 before it crashed into the sea
Hundreds of mourners gathered to offer prayers for victims of EgyptAir flight which crashed in the Mediterranean
Father of the co-pilot was overwhelmed by messages of condolence as imam led emotional service for the missing
Captain’s father collapsed with grief at another vigil in his home city near Cairo where doomed jet was due to land
By Simon Tomlinson and Imogen Calderwood and Tom Wyke and Nick Fagge In Cairo
DailyMail.com
21 May 2016
Smoke alarms were sounding for almost three minutes on board EgyptAir flight 804 before it plummeted into the sea, investigators have confirmed, as the first pictures of the mangled wreckage emerged from the crash site.
The plane’s twisted blue metal panelling, marked with EgyptAir branding, as well as items of clothing and yellow lift jackets have been recovered from the sea, where investigators continue to search the wreckage.
Egyptian media have also reported that divers have found the blackbox between close to the crash site. The blackbox could provide vital clues into what caused the plane to crash just as it entered Egyptian airspace on its journey to Cairo.
Agency spokesman Sebastien Barthe confirmed the sounding of the smoke alarms ‘generally mean the start of a fire,’ but insisted that everything is currently ‘pure conjecture.’
Experts are pouring over the crash site with concerns that the plane fire may have been caused by a bomb blast due to suspect nature of the fire.
While Egyptian officials continue saying that they suspect terrorism, no group has yet come forward to claim credit as theories as to the cause of the crash continue to circulate.
It comes as hundreds of mourners gathered to offer prayers for the 66 passengers and crew killed in the EgyptAir disaster.
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