Date:	Monday 3 February 1975
Time:
Type:	Boeing 747
Owner/operator:	Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 77
Aircraft damage:	Minor, repaired
Category:	OT
Location:	100 km W of Rangoon -   Myanmar
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD)
Destination airport:	Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP)

Narrative:
A passenger poured petrol from a Whiskey bottle into a restroom and then broke the filler needle off a butane refill cartridge causing fumes to spray. He repeated this procedure in another restroom and struck a match, causing a fire and explosion. The fire was extinguished by the crew.

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