Atherstone-on-Stour fire investigation cost £4.6m

An investigation into the deaths of four firefighters who died at a warehouse blaze in 2007 cost £4.6 million.

Warwickshire Police Authority said the main costs of the inquiry into the Atherstone-on-Stour fire were incurred when attempting to recover evidence from the scene.

Around £3.5 million was been met by a special grant from the Home Office, meaning the majority of the cost did not come out of the local policing budget.

Warwickshire Police Authority chairman Phil Robson said he and his colleagues always had complete confidence in the investigation and the way it was conducted.