Fire In First Class Smoking Room

[Tammy Markwick]

Hi Everybody!
I'm new here and this is my first post. Great site! Anyway I am reading "The Ghosts Of The Titanic". The author mentions that as the Titanic was sinking and tilting towards the bow that the first class smoking room caught on fire from the hot coals in the fireplace. He said that even if the stern were able to float that everybody would of been doomed due to the fire. Has anybody else ever heard this? What are your thoughts?

 

[Mark Chirnside]

Hi Tammy!

Welcome to the site. My first thought would be to question everything you read -- as you are doing. Personally, I think this theory's unlikely.

Best regards,

Mark.

 

[Michael Shetina]

Look under a thread called smoking room on fire!. It pretty well this claim sums up.