Apparently, most of the passengers were along the window bay in preparation for landing. They were able to hop out of the windows as the guest compartment reach

Apparently, most of the passengers were along the window bay in preparation for landing. They were able to hop out of the windows as the guest compartment reached a safe distance to the ground, and before hot wreckage could fall on them. The three things that saved them was A) an airship, even one leaking and on fire, had a slow enough fall to safely evacuate B) the majority of fuel sources were above the crew and guests and C) most of the guests had an easy exit.