This webinar examines how warehouse and industrial fires are investigated forensically, taking participants through the complete investigation lifecycle from initial scene attendance to the delivery of a defensible expert report.
Webinar Details
Overview
Industrial and warehouse fires present some of the most complex challenges in forensic investigation. This practitioner-led webinar draws on CEERISK’s field experience across major loss events to guide participants through the complete fire investigation lifecycle, from initial scene attendance to the delivery of a defensible expert report.
Whether you are an insurance professional, legal practitioner, or safety manager, this session will equip you with a structured understanding of how fire causation is determined in complex commercial and industrial settings.
Format:
Live Webinar
Duration:
60 minutes (Including Q&A)
Speakers:
Mamoon Alyah
Akhil Raghavan
Choose Session:
Session 1 – Live: 10 June, 10:00 AM BST
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Session 2 – Pre-Recorded: 11 June, 8:00 AM BST
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What We Will Cover
Fire Scene Investigation
Systematic scene examination, burn pattern analysis, and fire origin determination methodology in warehouse and industrial environments.
Evidence Collection
Chain of custody procedures, sampling protocols, and best practice for preserving physical and documentary evidence for forensic examination.
Forensic Testing
Laboratory analysis of fire debris, accelerant detection, electrical component examination, and interpretation of test results for causation purposes.
Report Preparation
Structuring expert opinions, causation statements, and technical reports that withstand legal and regulatory scrutiny.
Ignition Sources
Electrical faults, hot work, friction heat, spontaneous combustion, and identifying arson indicators within industrial and warehouse settings.
Fuel Packages & Fire Load
Commodity storage, racking configurations, flammable liquids, and how fuel geometry and warehouse layout influence fire spread.
Who Should Attend
- Property Loss Adjusters
- Claims Managers
- Insurance Solicitors
- In-house Counsel
- Fire Safety Consultants
- Subrogation Teams
- Safety Managers
Learning Objectives
- Understand the systematic methodology for investigating warehouse and industrial fire scenes
- Identify and document key ignition sources: electrical faults, hot work, mechanical friction, spontaneous combustion, and deliberate ignition
- Assess the role of fuel packages, fire load, and storage configurations in fire spread and severity
- Apply best-practice evidence collection and chain of custody procedures
- Interpret forensic laboratory findings, including accelerant detection and electrical examination results
- Structure technically sound expert reports that withstand legal and regulatory scrutiny
Speakers
Mamoon Alyah
Managing Director, Principal Engineer
Mamoon Alyah is the founder and Managing Director of CEERISK Consulting Ltd, with over 35 years of experience in electrical engineering, forensic investigation, and risk consulting. He is a UK Chartered Engineer and a US Professional Engineer, and he is a Certified Risk Management Professional with an MBA. Mamoon has led complex investigations and risk engineering engagements across multiple jurisdictions, providing independent analysis and reporting for insurers, legal teams, and industrial operators on major equipment failures, fire incidents, and process-related losses in manufacturing and energy assets.
Akhil Raghavan
Engineering Consultant
Akhil Raghavan is an Engineering Consultant at CEERISK Consulting Ltd., based in the Abu Dhabi office and specialising in fire protection. A Mechanical Engineer by training, he draws on direct experience commissioning and maintaining fire alarms, PAVA, central battery, aspiration, and firefighting systems, and leads forensic investigations into equipment failure, contamination, tank collapse, fire, and explosion incidents. Alongside his forensic work, he delivers risk management services including property condition assessments and risk rating tool development, supporting continuity planning for clients across the utilities, infrastructure, energy, petroleum, and industrial sectors.
