Five people were killed in the April 16 explosion near Ashmore Reef. (File photo) (Department of Defence)
Northern Territory Police are still to determine whether a fatal boat explosion near Ashmore Reef last month was a result of sabotage or an accident.
They have interviewed 41 asylum seekers who were on the boat, known as the SIEV 36.
Five people were killed in the April 16 explosion.
Of the 44 people rescued, three remain in a stable condition at the burns units of the Royal Perth and Royal Brisbane hospitals.
Earlier this month, government sources told the ABC fuel was deliberately poured on the boat deck as a threat, after the Navy intercepted the vessel.
It is alleged those on board feared they would be turned back to Indonesia.
However, the head of the Afghan community in Western Australia says some of the survivors now in immigration detention say it was an accident.
The Immigration Department is still to interview the survivors.
The asylum seekers are believed to be from Afghanistan, but the department cannot formally identify them until their interviews are finished.
Immigration says its focus remains on providing support and welfare to the group.
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