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Find out how a fire investigator from the Singapore Civil Defence Force investigates the scene after a major fire is extinguished.
Zaihan Mohamed Yusof Senior Correspondent, Zaihan Mohamed Yusof
When lives are lost in an industrial blaze or a home is gutted, the Fire Investigation Unit (FIU) of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) begins the unenviable task of piecing together what happened.
The job becomes harder when clues may not be apparent or have been destroyed by the fire.
