Investigators of the fire at the Shelburne factory have determined that the traces of gasoline on the property resulted from a leaking truck and were not, as they previously thought, the work of an arsonist  The investigators had originally maintained that the fire could have resulted from arson, faulty wiring, or an explosion of factory equipment
However, in light of all the evidence collected so far, they are currently exploring only the faulty-wiring theory
The investigators have until now seriously explored only the possibility that the fire resulted from arson.