raz ▁Al ig uli ye v ▁stated ▁that ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁( which ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁question ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁only ▁for ▁housing ▁arch ives ▁and ▁for ▁" some ▁account ing ▁purposes ". ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁patients ▁were ▁never ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁old ▁and ▁decre pit ▁building ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁He ▁said ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁why ▁they ▁were ▁using ▁it ▁to ▁treat ▁patients ". ▁ ▁Fire ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁at ▁around ▁ 0 6 : 1 0 ▁local ▁time . ▁A ▁security ▁guard ▁station ed ▁outside ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁doors ▁when ▁he ▁sm elled ▁smoke ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁ev acu ation . ▁However ▁the ▁fire ▁soon ▁eng ulf ed ▁the ▁building . ▁Ten ▁amb ul ances ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁squad s ▁of ▁fire fig h ters ▁with ▁ 4 3 ▁fire ▁engines ▁were ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁the ▁site . ▁It ▁took ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Fire ▁Prote ction ▁Service ▁around ▁three ▁hours ▁to ▁successfully ▁ex ting u ish ▁the ▁bla ze . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁caused ▁by ▁an ▁elect rical ▁fault ▁in ▁the ▁one - story , ▁wooden ▁w ard , ▁but ▁the ▁government ▁later ▁stated ▁that ▁ar son ▁was ▁the ▁cause . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁automatic ▁fire ▁supp ression ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁building . ▁The