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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Investigation => Topic started by: Mike Buckley on July 10, 2012, 05:06:44 PM

Title: Prize for most original source of ignition?
Post by: Mike Buckley on July 10, 2012, 05:06:44 PM

You have to give credit to some people!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/heating-a-tin-on-the-toaster-led-to-major-fire-7932078.html?origin=internalSearch

Title: Re: Prize for most original source of ignition?
Post by: SamFIRT on July 10, 2012, 11:34:05 PM

Had a very nice detached house destroyed by fire recently, caused by an oversize hand cut piece of bread wedged in a toaster that ignited. But heating a tin of spaghettis on a toaster... that’s a new one on me.

Title: Re: Prize for most original source of ignition?
Post by: nearlythere on September 07, 2012, 05:48:24 PM

Lit candle falling into open coffin and setting fire to fabric trim and clothing.
Would it be a persons reported?

Title: Re: Prize for most original source of ignition?
Post by: Dinnertime Dave on September 07, 2012, 09:43:46 PM

Cleaning up a petrol spill with a vacuum cleaner. 10 very high value cars went back to their owners smelling of smoke.

Oh nearly forgot cooking left unattended whilst we attended a car fire. Took 5 firefighters all night to repaint the kitchen.  :)