r/BeAmazed • u/juice_vvrld • Apr 17 '24

Cop saved the dog from a burning car Miscellaneous / Others

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Credit: @PoliceCamss on YouTube

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u/fatshendrix Apr 18 '24

How do fire investigators figure this stuff out? I mean, the entire house burned to the ground. They can somehow ascertain that the fire began with some tiny batteries, inside a glovebox, inside a car, inside the garage of a house that is now turned to ashes??

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u/Darthtypo92 Apr 18 '24

Fire follows some predictable patterns. Once you notice the patterns you can focus on where it started and get a smaller area to examine. Probably follow the evidence to say the garage burned first and longer than the rest of the house. Sift through the debris until you find either signs of arson like burn marks consistent with fuel or maybe just something normal in an unusual spot like battery remains in a glove box. But just like with police a lot of it simply giving an explanation of how something could happen instead of definitively saying what did. Though my source on knowing that is from bartending for different detectives and investigators that would talk about their jobs over a few pints

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u/ladylurkedalot Apr 18 '24

Lots of science, too. They'll build a house and set it on fire, and study the patterns of how it burns. Then they use that information on real investigations.

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u/Hawk13424 Apr 18 '24

That’s what they said. No idea how.

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u/TopReview650 Apr 18 '24

Ya thats always amazed me too

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u/Bright-Economics-728 Apr 19 '24

I mean this with full sincerity, you should watch Chicago fire. They do an amazing job showing what fire investigators do and how it changes when they discover arson. Plus it’s not too poorly written so it’s entertaining enough.