Fire originated in a bedroom. The bedroom is 12X12. The wall covering is ⅜ gypsum board. The ceiling is fiber tiles. The investigator is saying the smoke produced from a fire on the bed spread into the attic and out of the soffits within a minute and fourteen seconds. The investigator is saying a small amount of gasoline was used as the first fuel ignited. He gives no idea as to then amount of gasoline. When asked if he tested his hypothesis, he states he did no calculations even though he knew they were available but used his own experience as a firefighter and observations of fire spread.

Jim Mazerat
Forensic Investigations Group