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There was a small electrical fire which was extinguished by library security officers and the fire brigade. There was no damage to collection items or book storage areas and indeed there was no question of any risk to them. There will be a forensic analysis of what happened to make sure that any necessary precautions to prevent a recurrence are taken. There was some misreporting of the scale of the incident because the Fire Brigade attends in large numbers as a matter of routine if the fire alarm sounds. This is because of the importance of the building and its contents. Bernard Naylor On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:35:22 +0100 Shrigley R <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In yesterday's Guardian piece on Brian Lang's departure from the BL there > was an aside that 20 firemen had dealt with a fire in the level 3 Basement. > I've seen no further details and there is nothing on the News section of the > BL website. Was any stock lost or are there any reductions in service, does > anyone know? > ---------------------- Bernard Naylor [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%