LIST OF HERITAGE BUILDING FIRES IN WORLD
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No
|
Buildings
Name
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Date
of Fire Incidents
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Cause
of
fire
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1
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Hôryû-ji temple,
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1949
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|
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2
|
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July 1984
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3
|
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March 1986
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4
|
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August 1989
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5
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Monastery of
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August 1990
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6
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The historical theater
“Petruzzelli”, Bari, Italy
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October 27th, 1991
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An arson
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7
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Proveantgarden,
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February 1992
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8
|
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April 1992
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9
|
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June 1992
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10
|
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November 1992
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11
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Redoutensal,
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November 1992
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12
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Pont de la
Chapelle, Lucerne, Switzerland
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August 1993
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13
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St
George’s Church, Halifax, Canada
|
June
1994
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|
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14
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Yuzhengong
Palace, Wudang Mountain, China
|
January
2003
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|
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15
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Allerton Castle, North Yorkshire, England. (the most important Gothic
Revival stately home in England and is the 18th century home of Prince
Frederick, the Duke of York)
|
January
22, 2005
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|
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16
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Naksan-sa Buddhist Temple, Yangyang, South Korea. (1,300 year old
temple destroyed in forest fire engaging thousands of fire-fighters 200km
east of Seoul)
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April
6, 2005
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|
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17
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Rand Club, Johannesburg, South Africa (housed many relics of early
days of South Africa’s industrial development).
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June
16, 2005
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Suspected electrical fault.
Building and contents destroyed
|
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18
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Pilgrim Baptist Church, Chicago, USA.
(Louis Sullivan 1891 Church (originally a Synagogue) Chicago Landmark
destroyed)
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January
6, 2006
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19
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San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
(17th C baroque Casa de Salazar, residence of the Bishop of Tenerife.
Part of World Heritage Site of la Laguna)
|
January
23, 2006
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Suspected electrical fault
(Destroyed and Fire-fighting
access hindered by railings in front of building.)
|
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20
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Tithe Barn, Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent, England. (the 14th Century
Grade I listed 13-bay barn subjected to second fire (first fire 4 years ago
destroyed 4 of the 13 bays)
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February
14, 2006
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Possible arson
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21
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Namdaemun Gate,
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February 10, 2008
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An arson
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22
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Historic Quebec
City Armoury roof and interior destroyed by fire, Quebec, Canada
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April 4, 2008
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23
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Castello di Moncalieri, Turin, Italy
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April 5, 2008
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Suspected Renovation works
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24
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Alma College,
Ontario, Canada
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May 28, 2008
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Arson
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25
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The 16th Century Schloss
Ebelsbach, Germany
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October 2009
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26
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Kasubi Tombs (UNESCO World
Heritage Site), Uganda
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March 2010
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27
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Dukezong, an ancient Tibetan
town in China’s Yunnan Province.
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11 Jan. 2014
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28
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The Leamington Mansions, Edmonton,
Canada
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4:30am, 17 Oct. 2015
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29
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The Museum of the Portuguese
Language, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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21 Dec. 2015
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30
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Historic Serbian Orthodox
Cathedral of St Sava (1850s), Manhattan, New York, United States
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2 May 2016
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No injuries were reported at the fire scene
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31
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Historic Sedro-Woolley building,
Washington, USA (1900s)
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17 April 2017
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32
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Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
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15 April 2019
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