A young man
pours flammable liquid on a pile of bodies in a home and then sets the place on fire, presumably with the intent of killing himself.
Scientists and some field investigators, such as Lentini, knew that flashover fires could char wood at the floor level, melt metal, and create burn patterns that might suggest
poured flammable liquid.
Not exact matches
At several labs, investigators are examining the burn patterns resulting after they
pour a range of
flammable liquids on floor surfaces, including vinyl, wood, carpet, and concrete, and set them ablaze.
The fire showed all the classic signs of arson, including «
pour patterns» on the floor: demarcation lines between burned and unburned areas that suggested a
flammable liquid had been
poured and ignited.