Reports: French investigators suspect fire caused EgyptAir crash

French crash investigators probing the crash of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 over the Mediterranean Sea in May 2016 have reportedly found no trace of explosives on the bodies of the victims, according to accounts in the French media. The A320, operating as MS804, disappeared over the Mediterranean 280 km from the Egyptian coast. French air accident investigation agency BEA has been assisting Egyptian authorities on the A320 crash. France has for some time leaned toward the theory of a fire breaking out on board the aircraft. Initial evidence gleaned from messages sent by the A320’s ACARS indicated the presence of smoke in both an avionics bay under the flight deck and a lavatory. <br/>