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    Can static from household fabrics start a house fire?

    Question #59443. Asked by gmackematix. (Sep 18 05 9:22 AM)


    rbraskull

    		yes, if the spark has the ability to react with a inflamable substance.

    Sep 18 05, 12:40 PM
    lanfranco

    		I can't imagine exactly how this worked, but you might be interested in the following news report:

    http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-australia-static-shock,0,2851857.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

    Sep 18 05, 4:00 PM
    gmackematix

    		Rbra, that is just answering the question "is it true?" with the statement, "yes, if it is true".
    Whether "the spark has the ability to react" depends on whether the spark is hot enough for long enough to raise what is comes into contact with to ignition temperature.
    Normally, the answer is probably not, but it would appear that it can happen on rare occasions.

    Funnily enough, Frankie, I just found the same story.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4252692.stm

    Sep 18 05, 4:34 PM
    gmackematix

    		Trying again
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4252692.stm

    Sep 18 05, 4:54 PM

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