The chap who will get problems is the one whose fridge caught fire. Apparently he packed up all his belongings away before reporting it. Because of the hype he will probably get away "scot" free. (not sure of his nationality but no offence against Scots.) If the council get a huge fine it will have to be paid back to them in extra grants anyway!
The solution is to have an investigation by experts along the lines of the MIAB or AAIB rather than wasting money by getting lawyers involved. Ex-residents should be made to give factual evidence directly to any enquiry rather than run the risk of a lawyer trying to twist it against some person or legal entity.
The history of the fire needs to be looked at from start to finish with a view to prevent a re-occurrence.
The Hillsborough business demonstrates the problem with these situations. The investigation seems to be looking at whether the police made the right decision in dealing with a surge of late arriving fans rather than going for the root of the problem. Why were so many late? Why did the FA not have a plan to deal with it? I know technology is better now but there must have been some indication that the ground was not filling up as quickly as expected.
My conclusion is that UK needs an Investigation Branch to look into such matters as a matter of course without all the delays that an inquiry including non-experts involves; not to mention the costs!
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