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Latest reporting, the coroner has stated that the victims perished from smoke inhalation, though forensics are still being run on tissue samples. Burns on some victims were postmortem. Evidence indicates that the fire started in the galley, which is directly above the sleeping quarters. It is also there where the lithium batteries, for personal devices and equipment, were being charged so the batteries have not been excluded. The surviving crewman who last saw the victims alive, left the sleeping area around 2:35 am after checking to see that the stove was cold and all flammables were safely stowed. As reported, the fire was first detected around 3:00 am.

What has not yet been reported is why a fire in the galley area would spread so quickly and with such intensity. The crewman who first discovered the fire stated that he was startled by a sound that made him think someone or something had fallen. When he went to investigate, he found the galley in flames and could not enter. Entry through the front was blocked by windows that wouldn't open.