Curious to know

[PaulSqu]

I chanced upon an old thread in the forum, quite old actually, it's dated 2011 https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/causes-of-woodstove-fireplace-related-house-fires.61651/.
It discusses about the common causes for fire. I read through the thread and found that the scenario is almost similar even now. What do you think of this? In your opinion what the most common causes of a fire.

 

[bholler]

Yes improper disposal of ashes is probably the most common. Followed by improper wall pass thrus

 

[kennyp2339]

Add in improper clearance to combustibles, I've seen some cases where the stove was installed correctly but the homeowner then decided to start drying wet clothes to close to the stove, or they moved there couch to close.

 

[blacktail]

Burning Pine isn't on the list?

 

[bholler]

Burning Pine isn't on the list?

Lol no i dont think so

 

[firefighterjake]

No question.

Common Causes of Fire: Cooking (#1), Heating Equipment (specifically space heaters which includes woodstoves, pelletstoves, electric space heaters and kerosene space heaters) and Electrical

Specific to woodstoves . . . Chimney fires (lack of maintenance) -- although, while these have the potential to destroy a house, are generally confined to the area of origin (i.e. chimney), improper distance to combustibles (whether someone plunking their chainsaw too close to the stove, clothing, Christmas tree, etc. or not heeding the installation directions and figuring something is "close enough" or just putting it into an alcove or close to a wall because it "looks good there" and (last, but not least) improper disposal of ashes.

Of course one needs to also add in the occasional idiot who opts to use gasoline to start a fire in the woodstove . . . usually with tragic results.

 

[kennyp2339]

Burning Pine isn't on the list?

How dare you speak such words, as a matter of fact I will be stopping by to pick up that named dangerous material of the pine origin