With regard to legal matters, immediately after the fires he gave orders to find and execute the incendiaries.
With regard to legal matters, after the execution of the supposed incendiaries the rest of Moscow burned down.
Hime, after a close examination of the available evidence, concludes that what distinguished Greek fire from the other incendiaries of the period was the presence of quicklime, which was well known to give rise to a large development of heat when brought into contact with water.