cyccommute, it is extremely obvious that you have never used a proper trangia stove, instead only trying the homemade style. They are different in many respects. Also, you should probably not get so worked up over something as simple as ones stove choice.

I do not understand how the forest fire really started, it says the man turned away from the stove and when he looked back there was a fire. There is more to the story, IMO.