ABSTRACT
In almost every significant fire in a building the fire will eventually reach and burn through energised electrical cables and produce short circuits in the wiring. If this happens in what appears to be the seat of fire region the investigator will be faced with the question as to whether the signs of ‘electrical activity’ in the burnt wiring are the cause or a consequence of the fire. Unfortunately, the relationship between electricity and fire is often misunderstood by many investigators whose reports on fire form the basis of national statistics in the UK.
