LightAttack...there have been 140 aircraft incidents/accidents involving lithium batteries...not all of the planes burned and crashed. It is highly possible that the toxic fumes entered into the cabin/cockpit and incapacitated the crew/pax....it is highly possible that a fire could have breached the pressure vessel and caused a rapid decompression....what happens to a fire during a rapid decompression? What happens when a fire is exposed to outside temperatures of around -40?

Even the Australian Govt wants to know more about these batteries.

How do you find lithium batteries to be a conspiracy theory based on the incident/accident history involving aircraft? Maybe you should stop reading Tom's books.

Do I think this is the only explanation for the aircraft crash...no, but it is one possibility.

As for the plane flying for 6-7 hours....how about Payne Stewarts aircraft flying for 5 hours with the crew/pax incapacitated crashing in North Dekota when it was flying from Florida to Texas. Just look up that accident...plus many others that happened in the same way.

Seriously open your mind set.

ps the NTSB has NOT ruled out anything yet...why? Because they don't have an AIRCRAFT to piece together to find out what happened...you can bet your bottom dollar they are NOT ruling out the lithium batteries as a possible cause...unlike you.