Termites, Worms, Xylophagous and Fire Protections In Museums
In some cases, fire protection systems can be useful to improve the environment of museums and galleries, like the active...
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Montmartre Theatre Fire in Paris (France)
Firefighters responding to the fire at the Élysée Montmartre - By Marie-Lan Nguyen - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14700082...
Fire in the Abbey of Saint-Remy Rochefort (Belgium)
A moment of the fire of the Abbey, that although severe, let the monks escape safely. On december 29th. 2010,...
Fire in Church During Renovation Works in Lucca (Italy)
On December 27th, 2010 a fire occurred in one of the major monuments in Lucca, the Guinigi chapel within the...
Fire destroys 600-years old Temple in Wudang Mountains (China)
On January 19, 2003, the 600-year-old Yuzhengong Palace at the Wudang Mountains was accidentally burned down by an employee of...
Statue of Liberty Evacuation due to Smoke Sensor Activation (New York, USA)
Statue of Liberty - South Pedestal Elevation - Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) On July 21st, 2010, tourists...
Titian Painting damaged during Fire: Images of Removal Operations
Few days after the fire has damaged the Titian's painting "David and Goliath" (fire started on September 1st near the...
Water Damages Titian Painting During a Fire In Venice
On the evening of August 29th, 2010, at 10 p.m., a fire ignited at the roof level of a building...
U.S. Government Agency’s Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historical Buildings
Cover of the 1989 document "Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historic Buildings", later replaced by procedures published on the US General...
Fire at Restoration Center in Moscow (Russia)
On July 21, 2010, a blaze has killed two firefighters in a Moscow restoration center. Several paintings and icons stored...
Sprinkler Corrosion and Fire Safety Issues in Historic Buildings
Ageing firefighting installations can cause severe reliability problems in historic buildings. An interesting article (Corrosion Process Inside Steel Fire Sprinkler...
NSW Guidelines on Fire Safety in Heritage Buildings
State of New South Wales (Australia) has published the Guidelines on fire safety in heritage buildings. In the introduction to...
The Arson Threat to Historical Buildings and Built Heritage
Arson has been in history and continues to pose a serious risk to historic and cultural buildings. In fact, the...
The COST C17 List of Fire Incidents in Historic Buildings
Compiled by Ingval Maxwell and published in the Cost C17 proceedings, an interesting outcome of the EU - COST C17...
Flame retardant Textile Materials Vs Fire Hazards in Historic Buildings
One of the issues addressed during the Cost C17 Action "Fire Loss to Built Heritage" has been the role of...
Windsor Castle Fire London (UK)
The 1992 Windsor Castle fire occurred on Friday, 20 November 1992 in Windsor Castle, to the west of London, England...
Fire of the Dome of St. Petersburg Cathedral (Russia)
On August 25, 2006 the domes of the landmark 19th-century Trinity Cathedral were all but destroyed in a blaze that...
White House Compound Fire (USA)
On December 19, 2007, offices in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House were damaged by smoke and...
Fire destroyed Historic Pier at Weston-super-Mare (UK)
Chris Borrison / The Grand Pier in flames On July 28, 2008, a huge fire has completely destroyed the partly wooden pier in...
Fire at Manezh Exhibition Center in Moscow (Russia)
Night image of the indoor riding academy in Moscow (Russia) called Manezh, which has been severely damahed on 14 March,...
1996 Treasury Building Fire – Washington DC (USA)
On June 26, 1996, during a construction project to install a new roof on the building, a fire started in...
24 die in Historic Building Fire in Calcutta (India)
On March 22nd, 2010, a fire occurred in the Stephen Court, located in the heart of the Calcutta, which houses...
