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UK: Fire breaks out at Somerset House, a London building housing a museum
UK: Fire breaks out at Somerset House, a London building housing a museum
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In the United Kingdom, a fire broke out in the heart of London on the afternoon of Saturday, August 17, on the roof of a historic building that houses a museum, Somerset House. There were no casualties and the fire broke out in a wing that does not contain any works, according to its director.
A plume of smoke rises in the middle of London (United Kingdom). On the banks of the Thames, a fire ravages the roof of Somerset House, a historic building that houses a museum, under the gaze of stunned tourists and passers-by.These buildings are iconic. Tourists come here to see them, and we don’t want them to be destroyed.”one of them worries. Immediately, all staff and visitors are evacuated.
Somerset House is home to a major Impressionist collection, including a masterpiece by Manet and a famous self-portrait by Van Gogh. Fortunately, the fire broke out in a wing of the building that mainly houses offices and contains no works, according to its director. 125 firefighters were mobilized on the afternoon of Saturday, August 17 to bring the fire under control. The cause of the fire is, for the moment, unknown.
