The blaze reached Arriving flashover within one minute , causing Causation all combustible materials to burn .

A portion of the building Building collapsed Destroying ; firefighters spent Expend_resource days working Being_in_operation to fully extinguish Emptying the blaze .

The teen 's father argued Quarreling that his son was witnessed in school at the time and could not have started Process_start the blaze .

These fires , which initially created confusion regarding the source of the Carmel blaze , were all extinguished Killing within a few hours of being lit .

An investigation Criminal_investigation under the PRC State Council was announced Expressing_publicly on 16 November , the day after the fire Catastrophe , to determine Scrutiny the cause Causation of the blaze Catastrophe .

Many buildings were also destroyed Destroying in the blaze .