>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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