there was a fire at my sister's house. the suspected cause was the jewelry box atop the bed. the fire, they claim started at the lower compartment of the jewelry box, which was where the watches were kept. is this possible?
2007-02-26 22:33:18 · 4 answers · asked by Mild 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I agree with JP it is possible for a battery to have shorted out and caught fire, either by just being old or shorting out against something in there.
2007-02-27 10:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by Ray D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's totally possible under the right circumstances. I keep a wooden box on my dresser to empty my pockets in at the end of the day. I dropped a gold chain in, it shorted across the terminals of a 9 volt battery and the current built up enough heat that the wooden bottom of the box began to smolder. I can't imagine any other way it could happen but it damn sure can like that....
2007-02-26 23:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by J P 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds very very very unlikely to me. The only thing that theoretically could is the battery shorting out in one of thewm, but they're such small batteries in watches I couldnt honestly see that happening, especially as the batteries are sealed inside the watches with nothing to ignite...
2007-02-26 22:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by WerX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be just about impossible. Whoever "they" are, i'll bet they are not fire investigaters. I just cant see that any watch could start a fire.
2007-02-26 23:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋