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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHoly Shit - major Fire at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio
200 years of history is gone.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/sep/03/fire-engulfs-brazils-national-museum-video
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)US Cable News or Main Stream News Services? I see your link to the Guardian and I read about it very early this AM on the BBC's webpage.
33taw
(2,447 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)So yes. We all have lost irreplaceable treasures. Most of 20 million items, some also from Egyptian and Greco-Roman history.
hlthe2b
(102,358 posts)Apparently, maintenance on the building had been lax due to budget cuts?
Irreplaceable. Tragic.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)And it is a tragic reality that museums don't usually rate high on budgetary priorities.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)we'd be if the Library At Alexandria didn't burn down?
CatMor
(6,212 posts)how sad to lose all that history. Looks like nothing could survive that massive fire.
Submariner
(12,509 posts)I read in another news article.
Liberal In Texas
(13,574 posts)"While the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, government cuts and inadequate fire protection systems have been cited as key factors. Rios fire chief, Roberto Robaday, told the Guardian the two hydrants nearest the museum were dry, delaying efforts to douse the flames.
In recent years, the government has spent billions on the Olympics and major construction projects that generated kickbacks for politicians, but it has slashed spending on culture and education in the name of austerity."
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Skewed and screwed