suspicious fire
Intentionally set flames
A suspicious fire is one that appears to have been set deliberately rather than starting by accident or natural causes.
The phrase is used by investigators, journalists, and insurance companies when arson is suspected but not yet proven: Police are treating the warehouse blaze as a suspicious fire.
It implies an ongoing investigation.
- burn patternFire damage distribution evidence
- point of originWhere something starts
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
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suspicious firelightning strike
Atmospheric electrical discharge
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