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...
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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...
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...
Saint-Germain Église Fire: Another Historic Religious Site Arson
On September 29, 2025, the historic Église Saint-Germain, situated in La Châtre, Indre, France, suffered damage from a fire. The...
The Growing Threat of Arson Against Historic Places of Worship
Across continents and denominations, houses of worship (many of which are listed or historic buildings) are increasingly being targeted by...
Unrests Threatens Indonesian Heritage
Indonesia’s cultural heritage faces a critical crisis. Following the August 2025 mass protests, historic buildings and cultural sites, many repurposed...
Arson Threatens Historic Buildings across the UK: the Link to Dereliction
In recent times, there has been substantial media attention on the fate of derelict or abandoned historic buildings. A particularly...
Probable Arson Severely Damaged Germany’s Largest Wooden Church.
In the early hours of Sunday, July 20, 2025, fire broke out in the historic Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist in Clausthal‑Zellerfeld—the...
Historic Chapel in Wales Damaged in Suspected Arson Attack
A major fire has severely damaged the historic Bethany English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in the centre of Port Talbot, Wales,...
New UNESCO Guide: Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage from Fire
Fires are among the most serious and destructive threats to the world’s cultural and natural heritage. From iconic monuments such...
Arson Risk to Isolated Buildings
Cultural and religious buildings are increasingly vulnerable to intentional damage, driven by motives ranging from personal vendettas to broader acts...
Suspected Arson at St. Ann’s Anglican Church in Toronto
A fire broke out at St. Ann's Anglican Church in Toronto in the morning of Sunday June 9, 2024, severely...
Latvian Museum of the Occupation in Riga Attacked
An arson attack occurred at the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia on 28 February 2024. The attack, carried out...
Are Forest Fires a New War Crime against Natural Heritage?
On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation initiated a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, resulting in widespread destruction and contamination...
Wildfires Endanger UNESCO Alerces Park in Argentina
Since January 25th, a segment of Argentina's expansive Los Alerces National Park, named after the indigenous Fitzroya tree, also known...
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...
Fire Incidents in Historic Buildings (2000–2006): The COST C17 Report
Compiled by Professor Ingval Maxwell and published in the Cost C17 proceedings, this compilation presents a comprehensive catalogue of the...
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,...
