The pilot of the Japan Airlines plane didn't know it was on fire until alerted by cabin crew: report

• The pilot of the crashed Japan Airlines had to be informed the plane was on fire, per a statement.
• The airline told the BBC that cabin crew informed the pilots of the blaze.
• Despite the enormous blaze, all 379 passengers and crew on the craft survived.

The pilot of the crashed Japan Airlines flight was initially unaware that the plane was on fire, and had to be informed of the blaze by cabin crew, according to the BBC.

In a statement to the outlet, an unnamed Japan Airlines spokesperson said of the fire: "the pilots didn't recognize it in the beginning and learned about it [through the] cabin attendant."