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Message: <blockquote data-quote="oldngray" data-source="post: 5433455" data-attributes="member: 45230">But when an electrical spark ignited a fire, flames and smoke swept through the capsule, and the crew was unable to escape. An investigation later was unable to pinpoint the exact initiation spot of the fire, but determined that the plethora of flammable materials (especially Velcro) and pure oxygen environment inside the capsule were partly to blame.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.space.com/14379-apollo1-fire-space-capsule-safety-improvements.html#:~:text=Another%20major%20finding%20was%20that%20the%20prevalence%20of,tested%20many%20of%20the%20capsule%27s%20materials%20for%20flammability.[/URL]Maybe I shouldn't quote such a right wing site like Space.com</blockquote>