Cutty Sark Fire: Vacuum Cleaner Blamed
The Cutty Sark the day after the May, 21 2007 Fire (Stephen Craven / The Cutty Sark, burnt out) On the morning...
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Posts describing accidents and damage to cultural heritage fall into this category
Anna Amalia Library Fire – Weimar (Germany)
The building of the Anna Amalia Library in Weimar after del 2004 fire - Michak, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via...
240.000$ Damages to Restore Books after Car Hit Hydrant
The California Historical Society reopened on March 2nd, 2009, after a flood damaged more than 1,500 antique and historic books...
Fire Drill at Canterbury Cathedral (UK)
Becket's Crown, the eastern most point of Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England (Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0) In...
Fire at Zurich Carpenters’ Guildhouse cause death of Firefighter
A 650-year-old building in Zurich, known as the Zimmerleuten guild house, suffered extensive damage in a recent fire, resulting in...
Drunk electrician starts fire in Moscow gallery
On 11th Jan 2009, a drunk electrician started a fire at a world-famous Moscow art museum after he fell asleep...
Monna Lisa Threatened by Sprinkler in 1963
According the Art Newspaper In 1963, the most famous painting in the world, the Leonardo da Vinci's Monna Lisa, narrowly...
Water leak from hydrant in historic library
On December 23rd, 2009, in the historic library of "Accademia delle Scienze", inside the Egyptian museum in Turin (Italy), the...
Damage Limitation Teams: How to Improve Safety Management
Management is an important part of fire safety of the built heritage and of cultural resources. To ensure permanent risk...
Scottish Historic Buildings National Fire Database – Risk Evaluation
In evaluating and reducing the risk in heritage building, in Scotland a unique approach under the project title of the Scottish...
Is Cultural Heritage Compatible with Coffee Machines? The Delft Case study
The combination of a coffee machine and a broken water pipe probably led to the destruction of the TU Delft...
Royal Palaces in Fire at Abomey (Benin)
On 21 January 2009 the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) have damaged by a fire which destroyed some buildings. In...
Petruzzelli Theater Reopening after 18 years and 50 mln euros
The Teatro Petruzzelli, located in Bari, Italy, is a symbol of cultural significance and architectural beauty. However, on the night...
