A Historic District Protection Planning Good Practice
During the Venice 2012 meeting in Venice on Fire safety of historic buildings, Danny Mc Daniel (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) has...
Case hystories
Posts describing accidents and damage to cultural heritage fall into this category
Krasna Horka Castle (Slovak Republic) severely damaged by grass fire
The Slovak Castle of Krasna Horka, severely damaged by fire on March 10, 2012, started by incautious burning of dry...
Historic Underground Premises: how with Fire Safety of Visitors?
In the International Conference on Safety Issues of Rescue Operations in Underground Structures, held in Rome (Italy) on March 3rd,...
Egyptian Museum and the Threat of Riots Fires in Cairo (Egypt)
The potential collapse of a neighboring building caused by fire due to the riots has threatened the priceless artifacts kept...
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...
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...
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...
Fire in Historical Exhibition Building in Prague (Czech Republic)
Image of the fire of the Industrial Palace (Průmyslový Palác) in Prague (Marie Kolovratnikova, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia...
700 years old Church Fire in Bistrita (Romania)
Image released into the public domain by its author, Muzsi Endre-Előd. The 700-year-old Evangelist church in the city of Bistrita...
Restoration of Sungnyemun Gate, Seoul (Korea)
Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) Gate, Seoul in 2013 By DoulosCore at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39905526 On Feb. 11, 2008, a...
