The phrase "attributed the fire" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the cause or responsibility for a fire, often in a report or analysis context.
Example: "The investigators attributed the fire to faulty wiring in the building."
Alternatives: "ascribed the fire" or "assigned blame for the fire."
On Tuesday, many gawkers attributed the fire to conspirators inside the ministry or to agents of the country's feared state security service, which was officially dissolved March 15.
While early reports attributed the fire to a probable electrical short-circuit, no one who witnessed the speed and ferocity with which the flames ravaged the building took this seriously.
Even so, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attributed the fire's consequences to an act of sabotage, rather than negligence on the part of factory owners.
So far, the authorities have attributed the fires to random acts of vandalism.
Paxton attributed the fired-up Belichick to his becoming a more player-friendly coach in his four years in New England.
Lactantius blamed Galerius's allies for setting the fire; Constantine, in a later reminiscence, would attribute the fire to "lightning from heaven".
Though their suspicions pointed to Debora Green, investigators continued to receive tips attributing the fire to any number of people and the investigation continued with no public statement about suspects.
Marshall attributed the low "fire ratio" to a mixture of poor training and a natural reluctance to kill.
The newspaper attributed the Kamchatka fire and others this spring in eastern Russia partially to an unusually warm, dry winter and faster than normal snowmelt.
G.M. attributed the June fire, which occurred at a storage facility three weeks after the car was crash-tested, to a failure to deactivate the battery.
The Interior Ministry of Hamas initially attributed the latest fire to a short circuit caused by a heater, but later said in a statement that it was started by a candle.
