Police have confirmed their inquires are still ongoing into the cause of the Thain's Building fire, however, Fire and Emergency and closed their investigation. Photo / Bevan Conley
Police say inquiries into the cause of a fire that destroyed the heritage Thain's building in central Whanganui last year are ongoing.
They were "unable to comment further". However, the Fire and Emergency investigation into the cause of the fire July 20 fire has concluded the cause was "undetermined".
Whanganui station officer Shane Dudley said the building was too unsafe to enter after the fire so a thorough investigation could not be carried out.
"The structure engineers assessed it and we weren't prepared to send our guys in because it was too dangerous.
"When fighting the fire, it got to too unsafe so everything happened externally," Dudley said.
