EE: How did the fire make it all the way upstairs

FiregazerFiregazer Posts: 5,888
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Before exploding? The hairspray was right outside the door. Also, how did they manage to retrieve a cigarette butt in a large house that had burst into flames and pass it off as what caused the fire?

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  • lotty27lotty27 Posts: 17,858
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    Hairspray was near the bottom of the stairs. The cans all exploded spreading the fire around the house including up the stairs.
  • Joe_ZelJoe_Zel Posts: 20,832
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    Because it's old fire. Real East End fire. Proper.
  • sarahj1986sarahj1986 Posts: 11,305
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    How did Kat not smell the fire earlier?!
  • Lizzie BrookesLizzie Brookes Posts: 15,073
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    sarahj1986 wrote: »
    How did Kat not smell the fire earlier?!

    She was upstairs with the door shut.
  • Joe_ZelJoe_Zel Posts: 20,832
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    She was upstairs with the door shut.

    If there's anything that can beat off fire and smoke, it's a wooden bedroom door in a council house.
  • Mel94Mel94 Posts: 6,569
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    How did Alfie manage to go upstairs and get Kat and make it back to the front door with the fire already outside the bedroom when she was on the phone? The stairs are near the living room (the start of the fire) and and the front door, so if Peter and Johnny said the flames were too much then how did Alfie do it?
  • Joe_ZelJoe_Zel Posts: 20,832
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    His super fire retardant jacket.
  • LHolmesLHolmes Posts: 13,887
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    Everyone's different in the level of pain they can withstand. Alfie came out with marks on his face. Peter and Johnny only had burns on their hands.

    As for the fire they can spread quickly.
  • dd68dd68 Posts: 17,841
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    There was an accelerant at the bottom of the stairs
  • BerBer Posts: 24,562
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    Firegazer wrote: »
    Before exploding? The hairspray was right outside the door. Also, how did they manage to retrieve a cigarette butt in a large house that had burst into flames and pass it off as what caused the fire?

    Because fire investigators train for years to recognise burn patterns and trace a fire back to its point of origin - plus they have lots of scientific equipment that can analyse the ashes to detect substances that may have cause the fire.
  • vestachellesvestachelles Posts: 439
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    Mel94 wrote: »
    How did Alfie manage to go upstairs and get Kat and make it back to the front door with the fire already outside the bedroom when she was on the phone? The stairs are near the living room (the start of the fire) and and the front door, so if Peter and Johnny said the flames were too much then how did Alfie do it?

    He was more motivated. He knew that if he didn't save her they'd have to sack Jessie Wallace and the writers would have to change the storyline to manslaughter/murder. He just didn't want to put anyone through that hassle.
  • Lizzie BrookesLizzie Brookes Posts: 15,073
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    Well at least Alfie won't be charged with murder, manslaughter or attempted murder. It's abundantly clear that he didn't mean to harm anyone, thought the house was empty and put his life on the line to save Kat, though no doubt most people will treat him like dirt when they find out the truth. I remember the Slaters hated him when the truth about his "affair" with Little Mo came out, but at least he acknowledged in the pub that he was wrong to string Roxy along and jilt her if I remember rightly.
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