The fire was started by an electrical short-circuit.

火灾是由电线短路引发的。

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Evacuated employees said authorities told them they had ruled out terrorism, and that an electrical short-circuit had likely sparked the fire.

被疏散的员工说，当局告诉他们，他们已经排除了恐怖主义的可能性，可能是电路短路引发了火灾。

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This accident is due to an electrical short.

这次事故是由电路短路引起的。

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Authorities, anxious over sectarian violence that has shaken the nation, quickly blamed the blaze on an accidental electrical short.

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In an electrical short, electricity follows an unintended path.

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Small flames were noted in one of the two incidents reported when gases escaping from the battery were ignited by an electrical short-circuit in the presence of ambient oxygen, but that was all external to the battery case.

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