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[VerdantSF]

A fire started out of nowhere near the magma pool I discovered in the 2nd cavern.  A dwarf died in the ensuing blaze, but there's no combat text that would point to a magma creature attacking and starting the fire.  Is there a small chance for tiles near magma pools to catch on fire randomly?

[wierd]

Perhaps vermin fell into the magma, and survived long enough to get out, but barely just?  IIRC, Vermin creatures do not get combat reports.

[Matoro]

If something drops to the magma (even an item), it may cause some magma mist - I've learnt this hard way when dumping items to magma. Also, if something fell to the pool, you won't get any combat raports.

Doesen't cave moss next to the magma usually start burning?

[Thuellai]

If something drops to the magma (even an item), it may cause some magma mist

I too learned this the hard way

When one of my dorfs caught fire and INSTANTLY VAPORIZED

I was so taken aback that I didn't manage to get a memorial up for him in time, and that's why my first weaponsmith had only one leg (it's okay though, my second weaponsmith mooded early in her career, saving me a lot of training time and metal)

[Di]

Firesnakes are highly flamable vermin, don't store your booze near magma.

[BoredVirulence]

Firesnakes are highly flamable vermin, don't store your booze near magma.

Unless you use rock pots, which might as well be indestructible to most vermin, and are fire proof.
In fact, I think I had rock pots made from not magma-proof stone survive a bath in magma. I think it was microline.

Although Di is probably right. The wiki says fire snakes can start fires.

[VerdantSF]

Ah!  I didn't even think about vermin.  Thanks for the info, everyone!

[nightwhips]

I doubt it's vermin. I had a similar issue when I made a garbage pit hanging over a magma pool, but three levels up. It wasn't in the floor, but from a stairway hanging from the ceiling. Several dwarfs caught on fire with no records, just bleeding out and leaving smoke and burning clothes. It seemed pretty consistent. I suspect magma mist from splash (though going three levels up seems odd) or fire imps.