Well, the damage is pretty bad... but I guess something they were storing could have caught fire and helped it spread.

[He hesitated for a moment, then reached out for the panel.]

Here, let me get that for you.

[Nagate yanked open the panel, heedless of the subsequent burns to his hands. If there was something fishy going on around here, the least he could do was make himself useful. Besides, it didn't hurt him as much as it would most people. Still -- ]

Ow, that's pretty hot!