Now that i think better about it it isn't too exaggerated to think that there would be fires in such a weather because if the fires started on a lower deck (as evidenced by the burning cannon holes) a weather this stormy would prevent people from putting them out effectively and if the fires, left unchecked, are hot enough to be able to burn through the upper deck... then one would indeed be able to see such a situation.



Just imagining this... i'm not sure if it actually makes sense for real.