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(1) The fire marshai shall investigate or cause to be investigated any reported fire or explosion causing a loss of life or severe injury, or extensive destruction or damage to property, and all offenses involving fires, fire bombings, bombings, attempts or threats to commit such offenses, false aiarms relating to such offenses and possession and/or manufacture of explosive devices, substances and fire bombs occurring within the jurisdiction. Such investigation shall be pursued until its conclusion. (2) The fire marshal or any investigator shall immediately take charge of any physical evidence relating to the cause and origin of such fire or explosion and preserve such physical evidence until it has been properly processed. (e) Unsafe conditions. The fire official or fire officer in charge shall order the sealing of (thereby preventing the use of) any existing device or appliance including, but not limited to, those of heating, electrical or mechanical nature and components of fuel transportation, storage, distribution and utilization systems, or any other device or appliance found to be defective or in violation of this chapter's requirements for existing appliances after giving notice to this effect to any person, owner, firm, agent or operator in charge of same. The fire official or fire officer in charge may seal any device or appliance without notice when inspection shows the existence of an immediate fire hazard or a condition which may imperil human life. The sealed defective appliance shall remain withdrawn from service until all necessary repairs or alterations have been made. The "sealing" referred to herein shall be accomplished by the placing of a red tag or other notice on the defective device or appliance. (f) Unauthorized use of seaied device or appliance. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person or user, firm or agent to continue the use of any device or appliance wkich has been sealed or ordered sealed under subsection (e) of this section, unless authority to remove said seal is given by the fire marshal. (2) Unauthorized removai or breakage of said seal, tag or notice shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. (g) Correction of violation required. The imposition of the penalties herein described shall not prevent the fire marshal from instituting appropriate action to prevent unlawful construction or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to stop an illegal act, conduct business or use ora building or structure in or about any premises. (h) Failure to correct violations. If the notice of the violation is not complied with within the time specified by the fire marshal, the fire marshal shall request the City Attorney of the jurisdiction to institute the appropriate legal proceedings to restrain, correct or abate such violation or to require removal or termination of the unlawful use of the building or structure and violations of the provisions of this Code or of any order or direction made pursuant thereto. (i) Storage or display in roof-over malls. No combustible goods, merchandise or decorations or vehieles shall be displayed or stored in a roofed-over mall unless approved by the fire marshal.