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Friday 7 May 2010

Fire Crews work to save Ruth Rendell's archive

Cornwal's fire service says that work has been carried out to preserve the archive of a local historian who died in a fire at her home.

The body of Joan Rendell MBE, 89, was found after her bungalow at Yeolmbridge caught fire . She was an avid collector of matchboxes and had an estimated collection of 300,000. The manager of Bodmin Fire Station said that work began quickly to preserve her archive material.

For more information, go to:
http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8661860.stm

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Fire Alarms ring for heritage buildings

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5720777.cms?prtpage=1

MUMBAI: Just the way a peer’s passing reminds one of one’s own mortality, the inferno that engulfed Stephen Court in Kolkata, claiming 24 lives, has reminded Mumbai of the vulnerability of its own heritage structures.

While potential disasters lay strewn about South Mumbai, which has its A-list of historic old buildings, fire brigade and ambulance services can hardly access the city’s narrow gaothans in an emergency.

“Structures built 100 to 150 years ago were not constructed using RCC, that is cement and concrete. That technology came later,” says chief fire officer Uday Tatkare. “Buildings in those days used a lot of wood, which is a highly combustible material, unlike RCC, which is fire resistant.” Timber, however, does take longer to burn, while steel frames can twist and simply cause a building to collapse.

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Fire Crews work to save Ruth Rendell's archive

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