Carnoferox Posted September 3, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668 This fire will likely result in the loss of millions of important specimens, including unique Brazilian fossils, ancient Egyptian artifacts, etc. Truly a scientific tragedy. Edited September 3, 2018 by Carnoferox 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted September 3, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted September 3, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Oh gosh, that's devastating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 3, 2018 #4 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Holy **** ... how devastating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Caspian Hare Posted September 3, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 3, 2018 This is terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted September 3, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted September 3, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Looks like human negligence. Apparently the structure of the museum was dilapidated. The nearby fire hydrants didn't work, and I expect to hear news stories about sprinklers not working - or not existing - VERY shortly. they DID have a priceless collection of artifacts. They didn't look after it. Now they have a hole in the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromdor Posted September 3, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Neglect and budget cuts. Scrimping a few pennies ended up losing priceless things. Hopefully this can be a learning lesson to others about the care of their national parks and treasures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted September 3, 2018 #9 Share Posted September 3, 2018 What a terrible loss of so many irreplaceable things. Here's the latest from the BBC: Quote Brazil museum fire: Funding cuts blamed as icon is gutted https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45398084 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Caspian Hare Posted September 7, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Some staff risked their lives to pull out artifacts https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/national-museum-staff-saves-irreplaceable-pieces-during-fire/ Quote A group of around forty of them arrived on the scene shortly after the start of the blaze at around 7:30 PM Sunday and charged into the burning building in a last-ditch attempt to save some of its most valuable pieces. “We decided to select the material of greatest scientific and irreplaceable value,” explained museum paleontologist Paulo Buckup to Globo news. Buckup, who has worked at the National Museum since 1996, led the group’s harrowing entry into the museum. “There were constant collapses while we were inside. There were falling objects and lots of smoke. In one area we realized there was a real risk of the ceiling collapsing, we could not assess when the third floor would fall.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 20, 2018 #11 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Latest: Quote Brazil museum fire: Prized 'Luzia' fossil skull recovered Most of the skull from a prized 12,000-year-old fossil nicknamed Luzia has been recovered from the wreckage of a fire in Brazil's National Museum. The 200-year-old building in Rio de Janeiro burned down in September, destroying almost all of its artefacts. But on Friday the museum's director announced that 80% of Luzia's skull fragments had been identified. The human remains - the oldest ever found in Latin America - were viewed as the jewel of the museum's collection. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45926733 Quote The cause of the blaze - which tore through hundreds of rooms containing more than 20 million artefacts - is still under investigation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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