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Re: again: museum fire caused by construction work
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Claudia Nicholson <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 14:39:24 GMT
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>Fire broke out in an area of the roof that was being renovated!!
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>AGAIN: remember the Hofburg in Vienna, Windsor Castle, and the Royal
>Academy (May 4, 1997). All these fires were caused by construction
>work.  This is the third museum fire within three months: Royal
>Academy (May), Tate Gallery (June).....
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Add to these the Oskosh Public Museum in Wisconsin and the Louisiana State
Museum fires--each of which was caused by construction on the roof.

When is anybody going to get a clue about the dangers of construction in
historic buildings?

Claudia Nicholson
Curator of Collections
Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society
Pierre

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