Hm. Technically, can we even say the evacuation was "completed" when a considerable amount of passengers never left the plane alive? Have you ever unboarded a

Hm. Technically, can we even say the evacuation was "completed" when a considerable amount of passengers never left the plane alive? Have you ever unboarded a plane? If so, you clearly remember that every single hand luggage item, every single person on the isle causes congestion, even those in business class, right? I think it is impossible to state that "just the hand items that did not cause congestion were taken". Further, was there a magic curtain between the areas of the plane that were unaffected from smoke and fire, and the affected parts? Fire and smoke spread, right? If not, at least some passengers were catched in fire and smoke after the plane had landed. Some of these passengers might have been able to escape, given an open isle. Only considering the opposite (unlikely case) is ignorant. The ones taking luggage with them most certainly slowed down the process and caused a jam. Once you stop in the isle, drag a luggage item down the isle and down an emergency ramp, you slow down the process. Unless somebody behind you is also causing a jam, you are directly to blame.