The fire that ripped through Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building in 2018 was so fierce and all-consuming that the cause can never be known conclusively, according to a long-awaited report. — The Guardian
The report by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), which involved more than 172 weeks of excavation and examination of hundreds of tons of debris, along with analysis of witness testimonies, CCTV, and photographic evidence, deemed the cause of the fire as “undetermined”. This was the most complex and resource-intensive investigation ever undertaken by the service. However, as noted by The Guardian, the report lists arson and electrical failure as potential culprits.
The report notes that much of the physical evidence that could have provided clues, such as the Fire Warning System control panel and the CCTV hard drive, was so badly damaged that they couldn’t provide any information. The SFRS attributes the length of the investigation to the engineering procedures that were required to stabilize the remaining structure before people could access the site.
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