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Did the Cutty Sark disaster start with a dust fire? (02 October 2008)
The fire that badly damaged London's Cutty Sark tourist attraction was probably caused by a vacuum cleaner, accidentally left switched on over a weekend, a Metropolitan Police inquiry has found. At the time of the fire, a renovation team was removing dust from below the decks of the vessel using equipment which was not fit for purpose. It is also thought that the damage could have been minimised had the fire been found earlier by security guards.
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Did the Cutty Sark disaster start with a dust fire? (02 October 2008)
The fire that badly damaged London's Cutty Sark tourist attraction was probably caused by a vacuum cleaner, accidentally left switched on over a weekend, a Metropolitan Police inquiry has found. At the time of the fire, a renovation team was removing dust from below the decks of the vessel using equipment which was not fit for purpose. It is also thought that the damage could have been minimised had the fire been found earlier by security guards.
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