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Findings due over Cutty Sark fire Cutty Sark blaze was accidental
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Investigators are due to release details of their investigation into the fire on the Cutty Sark. A fire which caused £10m damage to the Cutty Sark was sparked by electrical machinery, police have said.
Police said an industrial vacuum cleaner accidentally left switched on for two days caused the blaze.
The fire caused serious damage to the 19th Century ship, based in Greenwich, south-east London, in May last year.The fire caused serious damage to the 19th Century ship, based in Greenwich, south-east London, in May last year.
Conservation work was taking place on the ship at the time, and the fire damage raised the total cost of the ongoing restoration by £10m to £35m. Conservation work was taking place on the vessel at the time, and the fire damage raised the total cost of the ongoing restoration by £10m to £35m.
No-one was arrested in connection with the fire. Police will outline the conclusions of the inquiry on Tuesday. The vacuum cleaner was being used to remove waste from the ship as part of a renovation work.
Structure destroyed Investigators said it had been left running throughout the weekend before the fire broke out in the early hours of Monday 21 May, 2007.
Firefighters battled the blaze for almost two hours as it burned through each of the ship's three decks, destroying all the building work structures and tools on board. More than 40 firefighters battled the blaze for almost two hours as it burned through each of the ship's three decks, destroying all the building work structures and tools on board.
The damage could have been far worse, however, as the ship's masts, deckhouses and saloon, along with half of her planking, had been taken away for conservation or storage.The damage could have been far worse, however, as the ship's masts, deckhouses and saloon, along with half of her planking, had been taken away for conservation or storage.
Of the remaining planks on board, only a few were badly damaged and conservationists were able to remove charred areas so they could be reused.
Afterwards police said the fire was suspicious and launched the investigation alongside London Fire Brigade.
The ship's renovation is due to be completed in 2010, when she will be suspended 3m (9.8ft) above the bottom of her dry berth so visitors can walk underneath.