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...
Cybersecurity in Heritage Buildings: Key Gaps, Vulnerabilities & Practical Mitigation
As museums and historic sites adopt IoT-connected smart technologies for fire safety, environmental monitoring, and building automation, new cyber risks...
600.000 Comics Artefacts destroyed in a Fire
On October 1, 2025, a devastating fire broke out at the Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) warehouse in Bhiwandi, a suburb...
How Smart Technologies Improve Historic Buildings Safety
Preserving historic buildings means safeguarding not just architectural masterpieces—but the collective memory and cultural identity of communities. Today, smart technologies...
What if Smart Technologies had been implemented at the National Museum of Brazil or Notre Dame?
The catastrophic fires at the National Museum of Brazil (2018) and Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (2019) resulted in irreversible losses—millions...
Micro-Mobility in Heritage Spaces: Managing Fire Risks Thoughtfully
As cities embrace e-bikes and e-scooters to promote sustainable urban mobility, heritage institutions—from historic cathedrals to museums—face a growing but...
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...
The Montmedy 2025 strange coincidence fires
Between July 15 and August 12, 2025, two fires devastated historic buildings in Montmédy both of which have a shared...
