Huge fire ripped through Titanic before it struck iceberg, fresh evidence suggests

The Telegraph ^ | 12/31/16 | Telegraph Reporters

[IronJack]

The fire was in the engine room.

No, it was in a coal bunker.

[csvset]

Godzilla’s “fire” is radioactive. Perhaps testing the wreckage would reveal if Godzilla was indeed involved.

[proud American in Canada]

LOL! Of course it was the Russians. Just had another huge snowfall and the plowing people are late, making it difficult to get out of the driveway. Snow? Obviously the Russians! 😉 Things are no longer Bush's fault...From now on, the libs have a new scapegoat. *rolls eyes*

[moovova]

Has anyone thought to ask Leonardo DiCaprio? He was on board the Titanic when it struck the iceberg. My wife has video evidence of that.

[PGR88]

The Titantic sunk because of GREED and reduced safety and very loose industrial regulations of the McKinley administration.

[dfwgator]

The Jews sank the Titanic...

Iceberg, Goldberg, Greenberg....what’s the difference?

[proud American in Canada]

LOL! The wisdom of “Dr.” Rosie O’Donnell...Priceless....

[GingisK]

It is odd that none of the survivors mentioned anything about a fire that gutted the ship before the iceberg incident.

[Thumper1960]

The smoldering coal fire under Centralia has been burning for more than 50 years.

[Hot Tabasco]

Read an article years ago that the fire was deep in a coal bunker against the hull.

I remember decades ago in a town i grew up in in northern Michigan, there was a tannery on the shore of Lake Charlevoix and a dock where the coal freighters would unload the coal for the tannery.

If not used on a regular basis, the piled up coal would start to spontaneously combust in the center of the pile and start smoking. To get around that, they would frequently bulldoze the piles to prevent the build up of heat.

[Mean Daddy]

Fires in coal piles at utilities are fairly common and one of the reasons only a week or so supply is on hand. The piles are constantly turned to avoid them getting out of control. Not sure how much coal was necessary to power Titantic, but it must have been a substantial pile.

[capt. norm]

I thought it had something to do with "497 feet of rope" (as per Jaime Brockett "Legend of the Titanic")

*long but very funny song from the early 70's

[capt. norm]

Super Dave Osburn and Fuji weren't there to save them.

[tumblindice]

[Bobalu]

[Yaelle]

I read that the Russians started the fire and planted that iceberg. Then came the little known hail of anvils.

[Fantasywriter]

Thanks for the link. The article was fascinating.

[Mariner]

Dozens of crew members survived, but none of them were aware of the fire.

This article is click bait, nothing more.

[Oatka]

Read an article years ago that the fire was deep in a coal bunker against the hull.

That's one theory on why the USS Maine blew up in 1898 - coal bunker with the same problem right next to the magazine.

[katana]

I recall reading elsewhere that bunker fires onboard steam ships were fairly common. So it’s not too far fetched and the White Star Line wasn’t going to delay the maiden voyage with a couple thousand paid up passengers to solve a problem best kept quiet. But still, if the ship hadn’t hit an iceberg while trying to set an Atlantic crossing record for its maiden voyage she’d have steamed safely into port with no one thinking twice about a minor issue in the boiler room. And if she’d been designed with top sealed self contained sections instead of open topped the boat might have been able to survive long enough for rescue. And if her distress signals were recognized. And if .... the list is nearly endless.