10. The director or chief of the fire-brigade of any local municipality in whose territory a fire or an explosion has destroyed or damaged a building, or the person in charge of the fire protection service in such territory or, if there is no such chief or person in the territory, the secretary-treasurer or the clerk of the municipality shall, as soon as possible, give notice of such fire or explosion to the fire investigation commissioner who has jurisdiction in the territory in which the fire or explosion occurred.
1968, c. 16, s. 10; 1996, c. 2, s. 666.