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Contact the fire investigator. This investigator is called upon to assist the Fire Chief in an effort to determine the cause and origin of a fire or explosion. Massachusetts General Law Chapter 148 Section 2 requires, “The head of a fire department in a city, town, or district wherein a fire or explosion has destroyed or damaged property shall investigate the cause and circumstances thereof in order to determine if such fire or explosion was caused by carelessness or design or shall cause such an investigation to be made by a member of the fire department of such city, town, or district. They shall begin such investigation forthwith after such fire or explosion, and if it appears the official making such investigation that the fire or explosion is of suspicious origin or is the result of a violation of law, or if he is unable to determine the cause, he shall immediately notify the marshal.” Learn more at https://andoverma.gov/214/Fire-Investigation