调查、认定火灾原因,核定火灾损失,查明火灾事故责任,是《中华人民共和国消防法》(以下简称《消防法》)赋予公安消防机构的职责。由于《消防法》没有确定火灾原因认定和火灾事故责任认定的期限,公安部37号令《火灾事故调查规定》(以下简称“37号令”)和《河南省消防条例》(以下 Investigating and determining the cause of a fire, verifying the loss of a fire, and identifying the responsibility for a fire accident are the duties assigned to the public security and fire fighting agencies by the “Fire Services Law of the People’s Republic of China” (hereinafter referred to as the “Fire Services Law”). As the “Fire Services Law” did not determine the cause of the fire identified and the time limit for the identification of fire accidents, the Ministry of Public Security 37 Order “Fire Investigation Regulations” (hereinafter referred to as “Order 37”) and “Fire Regulations of Henan Province” (below