Could a steam leak cut the broom handle as well?

Would steam cut through the broomstick itself?

The recalled guidance specifies a good-quality broom and cut bristles, while a weaker handle is acknowledged as a possible explanation of the other account.

A viewer remembers a steam leak cutting clean through a broomstick. Alex recalls Royal Navy advice to use a good-quality broom and says the cited effect was loss of its bristles. He accepts that a weaker broom could behave differently, explicitly treating that conclusion as a presumption rather than a resolved test result.