How do firemen know the cause of a fire after everything has burnt down?

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Often times you hear about the cause of a fire being a cigarette for example. However, isn’t the cigarette already long gone after the house/forrest/etc. has burnt down? How is it still possible find out what started the fire?

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So, I’m not a firefighter but I work closely with them. I’ve spoken to fire investigators about determining cause and yeah like other ppl have said they have tools to look for accelerants and different chemical compounds and sometimes can figure out the general area of where it started but if it is a full burn and the house really gets trashed the answer is “youre S.O.L” in determining the cause

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