At the risk of being a stinking pedant, the cladding didn’t cause the fire. According to the enquiry, it was likely caused by a Hotpoint fridge freezer’s dodgy wiring. However, the cladding gave it all the fuel and protection the fire needed to turn it from a relatively manageable kitchen fire to a towering inferno.
IcePee@lemmy.beru.co 1 week ago
At the risk of being a stinking pedant, the cladding didn’t cause the fire. According to the enquiry, it was likely caused by a Hotpoint fridge freezer’s dodgy wiring. However, the cladding gave it all the fuel and protection the fire needed to turn it from a relatively manageable kitchen fire to a towering inferno.