At the start of each experiment the group cuts a fire break along the perimeter of the area.

ECONOMIST: A new experiment is setting the Amazon on fire

To discover the truth, the investigators, with the backing of the prosecution, decided to conduct an elaborate experiment and re-create the fire scene.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire

The Lime Street experiment had demolished prevailing notions about fire behavior.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire

During the Lime Street experiment, other things happened that were supposed to occur only in a fire fuelled by liquid accelerant: charring along the base of the walls and doorways, and burning under furniture.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire