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“The maintenance and cleaning of the hood was a factor” in causing the fire that destroyed the Harborside Inn, inspectors wrote in a report obtained by the Globe.
The report, issued by the state fire marshal's office, alleges possible "gross malpractice and/or incompetence" by the technician who inspected the system.
The 2003 fire killed 100 people and injured another 230.