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Saint-Germain Église Fire: Another Historic Religious Site Arson French Historic Castle Damaged by Fire Mosul Grand Mosque reopened after IS devastation Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson Portugal’s Historic Villages Under Siege by Wildfires

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Challenges and Solutions for Emergency Egress Simulation in Historic Buildings
  • Historic Buildings Fire Protection
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Challenges and Solutions for Emergency Egress Simulation in Historic Buildings

scientific department September 30, 2025
The Growing Threat of Arson Against Historic  Places of Worship
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The Growing Threat of Arson Against Historic Places of Worship

scientific department September 26, 2025
The Mental Health Impact of Heritage Damage. The Rapa Nui Case
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The Mental Health Impact of Heritage Damage. The Rapa Nui Case

scientific department September 17, 2025
Arson Threatens Historic Buildings across the UK: the Link to Dereliction
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Arson Threatens Historic Buildings across the UK: the Link to Dereliction

scientific department September 7, 2025
Protecting Historic Buildings from Wildfires – Interventions on facades and roofs
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  • Wildfires damages to Cultural Heritage

Protecting Historic Buildings from Wildfires – Interventions on facades and roofs

scientific department September 5, 2025

Case hystories

Victorian Mansion demolished by Fire in the UK
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Victorian Mansion demolished by Fire in the UK

scientific department October 8, 2025
The Montmedy 2025 strange coincidence fires
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The Montmedy 2025 strange coincidence fires

scientific department October 7, 2025

Emergency operations

Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need of Common Data Protocol
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  • Emergency operations

Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need of Common Data Protocol

Saving Heritage at Risk – Remembering the 1966 Florence Flooding
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  • Emergency operations

Saving Heritage at Risk – Remembering the 1966 Florence Flooding

120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris
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  • Emergency operations

120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris

Scottish Castle Saved by “Quick Actions” of Staff
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  • Emergency operations

Scottish Castle Saved by “Quick Actions” of Staff

Documents and Research

Review and Critique of UNESCO’s Fire Risk Management Guide
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Review and Critique of UNESCO’s Fire Risk Management Guide

scientific department September 1, 2025
The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts
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The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts

scientific department August 28, 2025
  • Documents and Research
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Protecting World Heritage Sites: Safety Challenges Under Climate Stress

scientific department August 24, 2025
HBIM in Cultural Heritage Buildings Management: Advantages, and Limitations
  • Documents and Research
  • Historic Buildings Fire Protection

HBIM in Cultural Heritage Buildings Management: Advantages, and Limitations

scientific department August 7, 2025
  • Documents and Research

Leveraging AI and Social Media for Proactive Safety Assessment in Historic Urban Landscapes

scientific department July 10, 2025
Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2025 List
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Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2025 List

scientific department June 10, 2025 0

This article presents a compilation of fires and other causes of loss of historic or cultural heritage buildings that have...

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Victorian Mansion demolished by Fire in the UK
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Victorian Mansion demolished by Fire in the UK

scientific department October 8, 2025

Late on the night of 5 October 2025, Shotley Park in County Durham—once a grand Victorian mansion and latterly a...

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The Montmedy 2025 strange coincidence fires
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The Montmedy 2025 strange coincidence fires

scientific department October 7, 2025

Between July 15 and August 12, 2025, two fires devastated historic buildings in Montmédy both of which have a shared...

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Saint-Germain Église Fire: Another Historic Religious Site Arson
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Saint-Germain Église Fire: Another Historic Religious Site Arson

scientific department October 5, 2025

On September 29, 2025, the historic Église Saint-Germain, situated in La Châtre, Indre, France, suffered damage from a fire. The...

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French Historic Castle Damaged by Fire
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French Historic Castle Damaged by Fire

scientific department October 4, 2025

The Château de Médavy, a historic 18th-century classified monument situated near Argentan in the Orne department of Normandy, sustained severe...

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The 2025 Cebu Earthquake: A Call to Action for Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Structures
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The 2025 Cebu Earthquake: A Call to Action for Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Structures

scientific department October 1, 2025

On September 30, 2025, a devastating 6.9 magnitude earthquake reportedly struck Cebu province in the central Philippines, causing extensive structural...

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Challenges and Solutions for Emergency Egress Simulation in Historic Buildings
  • Historic Buildings Fire Protection
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Challenges and Solutions for Emergency Egress Simulation in Historic Buildings

scientific department September 30, 2025

Assessing fire safety in historic buildings requires a careful examination of occupant evacuation procedures, with a particular focus on the...

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The Growing Threat of Arson Against Historic  Places of Worship
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The Growing Threat of Arson Against Historic Places of Worship

scientific department September 26, 2025

Across continents and denominations, houses of worship (many of which are listed or historic buildings) are increasingly being targeted by...

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Yemen’s Mud-Brick Palaces among Destruction and Restoration
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Yemen’s Mud-Brick Palaces among Destruction and Restoration

scientific department September 20, 2025

Yemen’s historic mud-brick palaces and earthen architecture stand as remarkable and ancient built heritage, yet ongoing conflict, environmental damage, and...

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Unrests Threatens Indonesian Heritage
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Unrests Threatens Indonesian Heritage

scientific department September 19, 2025

Indonesia’s cultural heritage faces a critical crisis. Following the August 2025 mass protests, historic buildings and cultural sites, many repurposed...

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Evacuated 30 Years of Archaeological Research in Gaza
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Evacuated 30 Years of Archaeological Research in Gaza

scientific department September 18, 2025

In a high-risk, last-minute rescue operation, on September 10, 2025, nearly three decades’ worth of archaeological treasures have been salvaged...

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The Mental Health Impact of Heritage Damage. The Rapa Nui Case
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The Mental Health Impact of Heritage Damage. The Rapa Nui Case

scientific department September 17, 2025

People dedicated to safeguarding cultural heritage often focuses on the physical preservation of sites and objects, but research is demonstrating...

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Mount Sinai Mega Resort: Sacred Heritage at Risk amid Ambitious Tourism Boom
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Mount Sinai Mega Resort: Sacred Heritage at Risk amid Ambitious Tourism Boom

scientific department September 9, 2025

The project to build a mega resort on Mount Sinai, a site of profound religious and historical significance, has ignited...

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Arson Threatens Historic Buildings across the UK: the Link to Dereliction
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Arson Threatens Historic Buildings across the UK: the Link to Dereliction

scientific department September 7, 2025

In recent times, there has been substantial media attention on the fate of derelict or abandoned historic buildings. A particularly...

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Protecting Historic Buildings from Wildfires – Interventions on facades and roofs
  • Historic Buildings Fire Protection
  • Insights
  • Wildfires damages to Cultural Heritage

Protecting Historic Buildings from Wildfires – Interventions on facades and roofs

scientific department September 5, 2025

Historic buildings can be exposed to risk by wildfires like any other building. In their case, though, vulnerability assessment should...

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Mosul Grand Mosque reopened after IS devastation
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Mosul Grand Mosque reopened after IS devastation

scientific department September 2, 2025

On September 1, 2025, Iraq’s Prime Minister officially reopened the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its iconic leaning minaret, located...

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Review and Critique of UNESCO’s Fire Risk Management Guide
  • Documents and Research

Review and Critique of UNESCO’s Fire Risk Management Guide

scientific department September 1, 2025

In a previous post (Fire Risk Management Guide (2024) Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage from Fire) , this platform has briefly...

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Vineyards: The last Barrier against Fire
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Vineyards: The last Barrier against Fire

scientific department August 29, 2025

The preservation of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage is a well-known concern, as everything is directly recognised as Culture....

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Devastating fire destroyed the “Old London House” in Nainital (India)
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Devastating fire destroyed the “Old London House” in Nainital (India)

scientific department August 28, 2025

A massive fire destroyed the Old London House in Nainital, Uttarakhand, a colonial wooden residence dating back to 1863 and...

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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson

scientific department August 28, 2025

After a five-year restoration period, the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes is set to reopen its doors to the public on...

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The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts
  • Documents and Research
  • Historic Buildings Fire Protection

The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts

scientific department August 28, 2025

The preservation of immovable cultural heritage in the face of fire hazards presents a unique and critical challenge due to...

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  • Documents and Research
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Protecting World Heritage Sites: Safety Challenges Under Climate Stress

scientific department August 24, 2025

Climate change poses an escalating threat to UNESCO World Heritage sites worldwide, with 80% of cultural heritage sites already experiencing...

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Portugal’s Historic Villages Under Siege by Wildfires
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Portugal’s Historic Villages Under Siege by Wildfires

scientific department August 23, 2025

Wildfires are becoming an escalating threat to historic towns and villages in Portugal. Currently, several of these cherished settlements are...

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