Investigators of the Hanoi police agency on Wednesday concluded that a faulty wire in a lead-acid battery belonging to a petrol-powered scooter parked close to a wall of the apartment block’s first floor caused a fire that killed 56 people on Tuesday last week. The announcement clarifying the cause of the fatal blaze was also sent to the apartment owners at the building. Investigation results showed that after the scooter caught fire, the flames quickly spread to some conduits and electric meter boxes mounted on the walls of the parking floor. The fire immediately engulfed the floor and other areas of the block, creating a giant black column of smoke. Among four fire extinguishers in the building checked by police officers, only one of them was found used, according to the announcement. The conclusion was released seven days after the fire tragedy happened. The conflagration erupted at the apartment block down a narrow alley on Khuong Ha Street in Thanh Xuan District … [Read more...] about Electrical short in scooter triggers tragic apartment block inferno: Hanoi police