Threat lens effect: 18 cases, when a seemingly harmless items to the cause of the fire

In childhood we drive fire safety rules: do not play with matches, carefully follow the included appliances, keep open flames away from flammable items. However, besides the obvious things that can lead to a fire, there are not obvious.

Yes, even the most innocent things can cause a fire. "Lens effect" is one of the common causes of wildfires. Glass containers, pieces, plastic bottle of water left by tourists become effective lenses that on a bright Sunny day can destroy acres of forest. A makeup mirror that stands on the windowsill, or a metal bowl in which to put the chips can burn the house.

Glass globe souvenir worked as a magnifying glass and burned a line in the curtain

Glass cover focuses the rays so intense that burned a path around lantern

London skyscraper for its unusual shape was nicknamed the "walkie-talkie" (Walkie Talkie). But this curved form is the cause of the problem: mirrored veneer in combination with a concave facade that can capture the sun's rays and reflect them so much that the temperature in a concentrated beam reaches 69.8 degrees Celsius

Sunlight focused into the crystal ball, burned the spine

"I washed the car. Clean hubcaps worked as a lens: the fierce fire burned lawn"

Mirror burned part of the wall

Brilliant bowl works as a mirror and lit behind it chips

In 2018, the world Cup, "Holy spring" dropped the bottle in the form of a ball, but it was unsafe. It turned out that if you leave the bottle in the sun, it works like a lens and lights all around

"My sister left the mirror in front of window next to the laptop. They focused the beam burned a hole in the screen"

The apartment caught fire because of the rays reflected from the large mirror in bedroom

Boy accidentally set fire to the lawn, playing with a magnifying glass

"Crystal ball burning a hole in my homework"

Makeup mirror burned the windowsill in the bathroom

"Mom accidentally left the mirror in the morning on the window. Returning in the evening, she saw it"

"Mirror frame burned in a rented apartment. I don't know what to do"

"The crystal ball should be kept closed when you are not using it. Otherwise he'll burn the room. This I learned in my experience"

"The sun through the mirror in my new apartment burned through the carpet"

"Makeup mirror almost burned me to the bathroom"