Historical Objects and Faulty Air Conditioners: a Massive Destruction
On the evening of September 2, 2018, a catastrophic fire ravaged the National Museum of Brazil, resulting in the loss...
Case Histories
Posts describing accidents and damage to cultural heritage fall into this category
Nantes Gothic Cathedral Damaged by Fire
On July 18th, 2020, a devastating fire engulfed the St Peter and St Paul Gothic Cathedral in Nantes, a medieval...
Notre Dame Fire: What we Know About
On Novembre 29th, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron thanked the 1,200 people, including workers, entrepreneurs, architects, members of...
Vegetation Fires and Cultural Heritage: the Getty Museum Case
On December 5th, 2017, a large brush fire in California has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and...
Complexity of Rescue in Historic Towns Operations after Earthquakes
A scene after seismic events of a USAR operation in a historic town in Italy (credits: National Fire Service -...
Damages to Cultural Heritage Caused by 24th August 2016 Central Italy Earthquake
On August 24th, 2016 a severe earthquake has hit an area in Central Italy approximately among the city of Amatrice and...
19th Century Manhattan Church Destroyed by fire in New York (USA)
The New York Serbian Orthodox Cathedral od St. Sava on West 25th Street on May 1st has been destroyed by...
Fire in Italian historical town damages several buildings
A moment of the fire (picture from: http://www.laprovinciadivarese.it/stories/verbano-e-valli/mostruoso-incendio-a-luino-20-sfollati_1164847_11/) A fire broke out in the historic center of Luino (Italy). For...
Fire in Moscow Library Destroy One mln Books
On January 31st, 2015, one of Russia's largest academic libraries, which contains millions of unique historic documents, has been severely...
Extensive Fire Damages Clandon Park House in Surrey
On April 29th, 2015, a devastating fire engulfed the renowned 18th-century Palladian masterpiece, Clandon Park House near Guildford in Surrey....
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...
Grass Fire Destroys Iconic Krasna Horka Castle Roof: Lessons for Hilltop
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...
