User blog comment:Xenodrone98/Solving scientific info about the escape pod/@comment-29389763-20161108032642

Response!

If you pay attention, you can see what is most likely oil leaking out of the broken control panel. THAT'S what most likely started the fire. How, you ask? Sparks from the control panel, I have to assume.

The player was out for at least 3-6 hours, if you look at the lifepod wreck PDAs and pay attention to the timestamps.

The fire might've just started right before he came to, and the blaring alarm most likely woke him up.

The lifepod went into panic mode for two reasons: One, the G-force was approaching hazardous levels. (It says in-game during the intro sequence!) And two, the broken control panel.

The lifepod, if Alterra was smart, most likely is composed of titanium. So, you're right, it isn't a good conducter!

That's all!

-Var