Here's what we know about the chaotic minutes after the fire broke out:
The fire on the dive boat Conception in the Channel Islands killed 34 people, including several families celebrating birthdays.
Before the crew member went upstairs, he said, he checked to make sure the stove was cold and flammable materials were stowed, according to the source, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Sometime before 3:15 a.m., the crew member heard a noise and thought someone on the boat had tripped. The crew member went down to the middle level and saw the fire.The Conception was on a Labor Day weekend diving excursion when it burned early Monday morning. Sources: MarineTraffic, OpenStreetMapThe crew members who survived have told investigators they awoke to a fire that could not be stopped.
The one who initially heard the noise looked over the side and saw flames coming up. He tried to use the ladder, “but the ladder was engulfed in flames,” said Jennifer Homendy, who is overseeing the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation,. “They just couldn’t get in.”“He heard no smoke alarm, he smelled no smoke, but he did see flames when he looked over,” she told The Times on Wednesday. “They didn’t hear anything.
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