Fire at famed Weimar library destroys 30,000 priceless volumes
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WEIMAR - An overnight fire at the famed Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar may have destroyed 30,000 irreplaceable volumes dating back to the Renaissance, officials in Germany said Friday.
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A lightning storm that swept through the Cascade Range and across eastern Washington sparked dozens of fires Friday, including a blaze that burned a home and several smaller structures.
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Some 40,000 volumes damaged in a fire at the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Germany, September 2 have been transported to the Book Preservation Center in Leipzig for deep-freezing and eventual ...
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Reporter Ahmad Taufik caught a break as he looked for a follow-up story after a fire devoured a centuries-old garment market in the heart of town last year. A city official had told him anonymously that plans to renovate the market were submitted by a powerful businessman three months before the fire.
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WEIMAR, Germany -- German officials are trying to determine exactly what was lost in a blaze at a library housing some the country&#39;s most prized books.
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More than 20 people are moved from their homes after a large fire in Trecwn, Pembrokeshire.
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Thousands of irreplaceable books were feared lost or damaged in a fire at one of Germany's most precious libraries, though some 6,000 historical works &#151; including a 1534 Martin Luther Bible &#151; were saved by a chain of people who spirited them away from the flames, officials said Friday.
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WEIMAR, Germany German officials are trying to determine exactly what was lost in a blaze at a library housing some the country&#39;s most prized books.
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A huge fire swept through Camden market, one of the British capital's most popular tourist spots, on Saturday, damaging shops, a famous nightspot and nearby houses.
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Officials on Friday opened a new wing in a historic German library that suffered severe damage in a fire five months ago.
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The number of valuable books destroyed in a fire which gutted a historic library in the eastern German city of Weimar is far higher than first thought, its curators said.
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Smoke billowing from the LaSalle Bank&#39;s headquarters in Chicago&#39;s Loop choked the Monday night sky as a fire destroyed two floors and badly injured at least 25 people.
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Fires that have killed about 50 people and devastated much of Greece near the ancient ruins of Olympia.
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Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as wildfires continued to ravage the region, destroying homes and businesses.
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(Chicago-AP) Dec. 7, 2004 - Officials have closed off streets around a historic Chicago skyscraper where a five-and-a-half-hour fire sent at least 37 people to area hospitals.
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Â· State accused of bungling as flames claim 57 lives Â· Prime minister admits local forces cannot cope
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Top two stories of structure in Victoria crumble following apparent explosion.