Firefighters say the damage could have been much worse had the building's fire doors not worked
Images showing part of a council building which was damaged in a fire have been released by the fire service.
The blaze, which was caused by an electrical fault, was contained to one area of the building due to effective safety doors, the fire service said.Image caption,A 20-hour investigation found that the blaze started after a lighting fixture and nearby wiring in a ceiling void overheated. Despite the significant damage, the fire service said it could have been more severe if the building's fire doors had not worked.Firefighter Tim Marston, who was involved in the investigation, said: "The fact that the affected floor had well-fitting automatic fire doors that functioned correctly, is a testimony as to why the most severe fire and radiated heat damage was contained to one area, leaving adjacent stairwells clear to aid evacuation.
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