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A fire which caused £10m damage to the Cutty Sark was sparked by electrical machinery, police have said.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.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 vessel 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.
The vacuum cleaner was being used to remove waste from the ship as part of a renovation work.The vacuum cleaner was being used to remove waste from the ship as part of a renovation work.
Battled blaze
Investigators said it had been left running throughout the weekend before the fire broke out in the early hours of Monday 21 May, 2007.Investigators said it had been left running throughout the weekend before the fire broke out in the early hours of Monday 21 May, 2007.
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.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.
Renovation of the ship is now expected to be completed by early 2010 when she will be raised 3m (9.8ft) above the bottom of her dry berth and suspended so visitors can walk underneath.