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A fire fighting system is installed below deck in a passenger aircraft for protecting freight and baggage loading areas. The system has a fire extinguishing medium storage container connected through a pipe line to one or more medium discharge nozzles. A compartment such as a passenger and/or crew r

A fire fighting system is installed below deck in a passenger aircraft for protecting freight and baggage loading areas. The system has a fire extinguishing medium storage container connected through a pipe line to one or more medium discharge nozzles. A compartment such as a passenger and/or crew rest compartment installed below deck is linked to the system by a pipe line extension (10, 12, 13) connected to at least one additional fire extinguishing medium discharge nozzles in the compartment.

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1. A passenger aircraft comprising below deck at least one cargo space and a cargo fire fighting system for said cargo space, said aircraft further comprising below deck facilities including at least one compartment (9) for purposes other than cargo loading, said cargo fire fighting system comprisin

1. A passenger aircraft comprising below deck at least one cargo space and a cargo fire fighting system for said cargo space, said aircraft further comprising below deck facilities including at least one compartment (9) for purposes other than cargo loading, said cargo fire fighting system comprising cargo fire fighting units (6) installed in said at least one cargo space below deck, and including at least one smoke detector and at least one discharge nozzle for discharging a fire extinguishing medium into said at least one cargo space below deck and at least one fire extinguishing medium supply container (8) as part of said cargo fire fighting system, said aircraft further comprising a pipe line system (7) connecting said supply container (8) to said at least one discharge nozzle in said at least one cargo space, and a pipe extension (10, 12, 13) connected to said pipe line system (7), said pipe extension leading into said compartment (9) below deck, at least one additional nozzle (11) installed in said compartment (9) below deck and connected to said pipe extension (10, 12, 13, for discharging fire extinguishing medium in said compartment (9), whereby said cargo fire fighting system is useable for fighting a cargo fire and for fighting a compartment fire below deck with the same fire extinguishing medium. 2. The aircraft of claim 1, said at least one compartment (9) is a passenger compartment permanently installed below deck of said passenger aircraft with said at least one additional nozzle (11) installed in said passenger compartment. 3. The aircraft of claim 1, wherein said at least one compartment (9) is a container removably installed below deck of said passenger aircraft, with said at least one additional nozzle installed in said removable container. 4. The aircraft of claim 3, wherein said removable container is a passenger rest area with said additional nozzle (11) installed in said rest area. 5. The aircraft of claim 1, further comprising at least one smoke detector (SD) installed in said compartment (9) below deck.