The idea of an inflight fire rightfully scares the bejabbers out of pilots. Uncontrolled combustion in a confined space is ugly enough—adding altitude and speed to the mix can make a fire lethal in short order. It's no wonder that pilots dealing with an inflight fire have jumped out of their aircraft even though they had no parachute.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/fire-extinguishers-halon-not-dry-chem