Sometimes, assessing the material requires holding a small sample to an open flame, he said.
"It's an important part of any inspection. It's also one of the most difficult," Bliss said.
Somebody is going to prison - plus, if there were bribes involved, the Feds can get involved.
It would seem so. And I do not know which scenario is worse, an incompetent inspector or a corrupt inspector. No one will ever admit a bribe was given if it even was. If this was to be admitted, I think the owners and fire inspector would plead to be put in prison as fast as they could or the locals would dish out justice of their own.