How the hell did it start

[Tevion10]

Posting here for traffic but have had huge fire in back garden this afternoon.
Sheds, tools, fence panels all gone as well as damage to neighbouring property.
Now probably responsible for several neighbours damage as fire brigade have said fire started in my garden.

Local one yesterday the firemen said it was started by a mirror in a she'd.

Not in that shed no. There was paints and stuff in the other one but it wasn't that one that went up.

Hmm, we were given the impression (well I guess it routine in our area) that fires are investigated to prove it’s not arson/intentional because of insurance claims, we had to send a copy to our insurers when we claimed.

If it’s been identified by the fire service OP you may never get to the bottom of it unfortunately.

If it hasn’t

Will probably just be one of those things you get no answers from.

Shed is right by neighbours fence

Fires are investigated in the sense that the attending firefighters will provide an opinion but specific fire investigation won’t be deployed generally for minor fires. (In our area anyway)

Op, you are inferring your neighbour is responsible. You don’t appear to have any proof of that.

So frustrating because if we knew then could take steps to prevent it happening again

Just looking at all possible explanations

I'm surprised that they couldn't give a definate reason

It’s not unusual not to get a definite cause. I deal with fire service regularly and it’s not like the programmes make out.

Definate? Are you H? 😮

Oooooh mystery solved!!

And how can they so easily dismiss the reflective surface theory is this thier expertise at work.

No idea. Neither you or I were there.

Why the sarcasm

It’s difficult to say, it could’ve been a number of things. Fires sometimes very clearly have a start point and you can follow the journey exactly, but other times there’s nothing to suggest how it happened - particularly if there’s not something like a fag butt etc left behind.

There was a fire near us this weekend, probably caused by a garden ornament with a glass sphere in it setting fire to a shed

Your shed spontaneously combusted.

It’s not sarcasm at all. I have no idea how the fire started or why they discounted a reflective surface. But surely your h spoke to them at length about it?

Must be quite unsettling but it doesn't sound like you'll find out. All you can do is just be as careful as you can eg reflective surfaces.

There were 3 appliances in a neighbouring street today after a big garden fire. Luckily no one was hurt but like you they don't know what started it apparently.

One thing to be aware of, OP, is that your household insurance may well not payout to your neighbours.

If you haven’t been negligent - and it sounds like there’s no indication that you were - then you’re not responsible for damage to other people’s property.

Just mentioning it with regard to any awkwardness with neighbours, particularly if they don’t have their own insurance, for any reason.

Wouldn't think reflection would do it, though refraction might (lens effect). Fag butt more common then either though...

Is the smoker the one who is most pushing for your DH to "admit" it was him burning something?

IF it is then you have your culprit.