Toast

[Charles Vane]

I don't know the details of exactly how the mansion was set on fire but it was probably crafted that even if the Baudelaire parents smelled the smoke and figured out there was a fire they wouldn't have been able to get out in time.

Geroge Lucas scares me for some reason and Peter has forver ruined any toast related topics.

[Abadbeginner224]

Your thinking smart! Mabye your right. I thimk Olaf caused alot but I still am not sure about the toast. That was very good thinking.

[pig]

because there parents are in V.F.D they were used to smelling fire so when they smelt the burning toast they went down to see what it was

[PJ]

Les said:

because there parents are in V.F.D they were used to smelling fire so when they smelt the burning toast they went down to see what it was

Yes, but how come they didn't smell the fire that burnt down their mansion and escape in time? Perhaps they where killed, or incapacitated beforehand, or something like that.

[Dante]

Or perhaps they were trapped in a single room, with fire blocking the entry. It could have spread very quickly, or it could have been a big fire. The possibilities are very broad.

[volunteer23]

So your suggesting that the fire started with toast?

How is that possible? If the Baudelaire children burnt toast, then a fire started, you really think they would go off to Briny Beach after putting bread in the toaster?

[PJ]

volunteer23 said:

So your suggesting that the fire started with toast?

(Facepalm)
No offence, but that was one of the most stupid remarks I've ever heard. Read the thread properly. When the Bauds made toast, the parents smelt the smoke and ran downstairs.
But when the mansion burnt down, they didn't escape in time, which seems rather suspicious.

[Forlorn]

Not unless there was a strategy on making the fire that was used. I remember in science class last year we were studying phernsics but that's not the point. I remeber that there were a few actual fires that were done near Florida and Georgia where the dude who started the fire planned it so the fire would go through certain areas of the premises that the dude intended. He also used this sort of invisible gas and other unusual chemicals to start a fire with but no one could tell there was a fire until it was too late. I mean the fire didn't start out small it just blazed up in an instant. He also put the thing that started the fire in a sofa to give the fire oxygen but to not make it so revealing that someone could escape the place in time or find the source. So what I'm trying to say is that the fire could have been an instant fire so the baudelaire parents couldn't have escaped in time.Then maybe I could be totally wrong.

[brenton]

hatramroany said:

In the BB they say that when they made breakfast for their parents they burnt the toast and there parents ran all the way down stairs to see what the smell was. Does this mean they were dead before the fire that destroyed the house happend?

You dont really make sense, just cus they smelt toast does not mean its a clue the parents escaping the clutches of the fire, but you never know, it could have been....it doesnt seem likely though...i just dont know why but it doesnt seem likely......

[Antenora]

All the toast anecdote signifies is that the parents are good at smelling smoke(as well they should be, being part of VFD). The ability to smell smoke doesn't imply that one can always escape fires.

I also suspect that the parents were trapped someplace with no exit. I've read a theory that the fire started in the library, which would be a hard place to escape from once the books were alight; they'd burn quickly and the fire would spread fast, blocking exits.

[brenton]

Do you think we'll ever find out where the fire started? id imagine if there was a proper investigation authorities could decipher where the fire started in the first place, i defeneatly dont think it was the kitchen and it seems right that the fire probably would have been light in area of the house that is hard to escape....and are we sure it was of olaf's plotting that started the fires or did olaf become greedy for the fortune afterward because the baudelaires seemed somewhat of an easy target?
Im confusing myself, it could have been an accidental fire, a self-light fire meaning that the parents did it themselves(doubtful ) .... although the way the story is written and how it goes would suggest that olaf plotted to burn down the baudelaire house....
Lets not forget that in the movie there is a giant 'magnifying-glass' that can be pointed directly towards the baudelaires home, do you think this could be a helpful clue??

[Dante]

ecc02 said:

Lets not forget that in the movie there is a giant 'magnifying-glass' that can be pointed directly towards the baudelaires home, do you think this could be a helpful clue??

No. No I do not. There are so many differences between the books and the movie that it is best not to apply any clues from the movie to the books - or, for that matter, from the books to the movies.

[PJ]

I think the fire was started by Olaf, with the infamous brandy bottle. It wasn't found, remember? If Olaf threw it into the fire place, or whatnot, it would have been destroyed by the heat. Or at least, I think it was missing.....too lazy to check it up. Anyone?

Edit:
My mistake, I checked it, and found nothing. I still think the brandy was involved, however.

[hookhandedgirl]

well, olaf could have killed them then set the house on fire to cover up the murder...

[SnicketFires]

hookhandedgirl said:

well, olaf could have killed them then set the house on fire to cover up the murder...

But Olaf, to the best of our knowledge, has murdered before. Why would he cover up this particular one?

Edit: Stupid question. If the murders were linked to him, he wouldn't be sent the Baudelaire orphans.