Coal and Fire
Guillermo Rein, a coal fire specialist, had stated that the coal wasn’t only on fire for days before anyone noticed, it was possibly already heating up excessively before the ship has even left Southampton. It could have been a matter of days or weeks before someone noticed the fire.
The Mess Aboard the Titanic
Now that we have all the pieces let’s put it together. The Titanic has a fire burning between 1,000 and 2,000 degrees within a specialized bunker storing coal. Next to this bunker was a bulkhead that was designed to fill up with water in the case of a breach.