Japan jet crash: Airline pilots unaware of cabin fire until crew told them

Pilots of a Japanese airliner that collided with a smaller plane at Tokyo Haneda Airport were initially unaware that their jet was on fire.

It was a flight attendant who informed them of the cabin fire, a Japan Airlines spokesperson told the BBC.
After that, the evacuation of all 379 on board Japan Airlines Flight 516 proceeded with life-saving precision.
Five of six people on board the smaller coastguard plane, a Bombardier Dash-8, died.