Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2025 List
This article compiles online reports of fires and other losses of historic or cultural heritage buildings. While it doesn’t capture...
Suspicious Fire Destroys Abandoned Church in Scotland
The overnight fire that on December 7, 2025 engulfed the 182-year-old Pollokshaws Parish Church on Shawbridge Street serves as a...
Backdraft at Historic Hotel Fire in Escanaba (USA)
A 161-year-old landmark hotel, a complex multi-occupancy historic structure, a ventilation-controlled fire in a concealed ceiling space, and a near‑fatal...
What is Cost-Benefit Analysis for Cultural Heritage?
If you're managing a historic building or cultural site, you face tough decisions about where to spend limited money—especially on...
Damage Limitation Team in Resource-Constrained Heritage Sites
Many cultural heritage sites operate with limited budgets, relying on restricted public funds or modest tourism revenues. Nevertheless, these sites...
Hyrcanian Forest Fires: When Ancient Heritage Burns
In November 2025, Iran requested urgent assistance from friendly countries to contain a large wildfire in the Hyrcanian forests after...
Fire at Public Archives in Zagreb
Late on November 17, 2025, a large fire ripped through the Vjesnik skyscraper on Slavonska Avenue in Zagreb, burning vertically...
Analysis of a Maintenance Fire in a Theatre in Italy
Between November 11 and 12, 2025, a significant fire occurred at the “Ciotolone” Theatre, situated within the esteemed Le Ciminiere...
Smart Technologies and Historic Buildings: Gaps to be filled
Cybersecurity is a critical concern when implementing IoT smart technologies in heritage buildings, particularly museums. This concern encompasses both safety...
600.000 Comics Artefacts destroyed in a Fire
On October 1, 2025, a catastrophic fire engulfed the Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) warehouse in Bhiwandi, a suburb of Mumbai,...
How Smart Technologies Improve Historic Buildings Safety
Preserving historic buildings means protecting not just architecture, but the memory and identity of communities. Today, the integration of smart...
What if Smart Technologies had been implemented at the National Museum of Brazil or Notre Dame?
This post initiates a series of considerations regarding the opportunities and risks associated with adopting and utilising intelligent technologies within...
Fire Risk from Electrical Micro-Mobility Devices in Historic Buildings
The recent fire that damaged the Cathedral of Córdoba originated from equipment powered by lithium-ion batteries. The growing diffusion of equipment...
Why Historic Buildings require dedicated Fire Studies
In a 2024 post titled “Why the Notre Dame Fire Improved Historic Buildings Safety”, this website examines the significance of...
Protecting Intangible Heritage from Fire Risk
A paradoxical aspect of cultural heritage safety is the protection from fire of intangible heritage that, as intangible, should be...
Second Fire in two Months in India’s Historic Town
The October 21, 2025 fire at Nainital’s Old London House was the second serious incident within two months at this 162-year-old colonial structure,...
Why Steel Doors in Historic Brick Walls Need Special Fire Safety Assessment
One of the most critical fire safety measures to be implemented in every building is the use of fire-rated doors...
Timeless Urban Safety: The Treatise of Roman-Byzantine Palestine
In 2001, Architect Besim S. Hakim published on the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians the paper titled “Julian...
The Notre-Dame de Paris Fire Investigations
Six years after the Notre-Dame de Paris fire, official investigations and published sources converge on certain results and primary hypotheses...
Lismore Masonic Lodge Fire: Incident Overview
The historic Lismore (New South Wales, Australia) Masonic Lodge, a significant early 20th-century timber and masonry structure was destroyed by...
Fire in Historic Center in Bretagne (France)
A significant fire broke out in a small apartment building on Rue des Augustins in the historic center of Vitré...
Fire at Monastery in Italy
A devastating fire erupted at the historic Monastero della Bernaga, located in Valletta Brianza (Lecco), on the evening of October...
Victorian Mansion demolished by Fire in the UK
Late on the night of 5 October 2025, Shotley Park in County Durham—once a grand Victorian mansion and latterly a...