The common people of the town harboured a suspicion that fuel for the fire had been surreptitiously introduced from one of the neighbouring colonies, and that the motive was jealousy, since no building in Italy could hold so many people.
Herriko jendeak, susmorako prest, kolonia hurbilen batek, gorrotoz eta emulazioz, gai sukoiak zitalki jaurti zituela pentsatu zuen, Italia guztian ez baitzen hainbeste edukierako eraikinik.