https://www.thelocal.fr/20190415/major-fire-at-paris-historic-notre-dame-cathedral
Looks like the Notre Dame in Paris is either severely damaged or possibly destroyed. Supreme bummer.
Cheb wrote:And of course it was so hard to install gas or foam based fire suppression systems in that highly flammable national treasure...
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I saw news reports. It was slowly falling apart for years because of insufficient funding.
Spokavriel wrote:The fire suppression systems safe and allowed by regulations in France (Many just following along with the UNguidances) made it so installing any suppression system safe for the public to be exposed to would have required using the options just about as damaging to the art as the fire was. They argued 5 years ago that it was better that they not add something potentially harmful to the congregants.[/color]
Spokavriel wrote: Haylon was the one that would ensure no damage to artifacts but you know its almost worse than Carbon Monoxide poisoning for humans that get caught in it.
Spokavriel wrote: Helium is at least chemically producible with less limited resources.
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