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KYIV. Historical Library of Lavra Damaged by Fire
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June 13, 2008
The employees of the Ministry of Emergencies put out a fire which broke out yesterday about 17.00 in one of the administrative buildings of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical Reserve.
As UNIAN informs with
reference to the Ministry Kyiv headquarters, the fire broke out on the
premises of the State Historical Library of Ukraine, being caused by a stroke of
lightning.
As a result of a strong
electric discharge the inner space of the dome crowning the building set on
fire, the ForUm informs. After the ignition the employees of the museum were
evacuated.
8 emergency response units
of the Ministry of Emergencies and 11 units of rescue technique expeditiously arrived
to the incident location on call. At
17:30 the fire was brought under control, and at 17:40 it was completely extinguished.
Now the damages are being
calculated. The books, including the rare ones, were not damaged by the fire
or water, but the dome requires immediate
restoration.
The book fund of the Historical
Library amounts to about 1 million of units - there the unique collection of literature is
being kept: precious books, samples of the print art. Among the editions
preserved at the library there are the Bible of Ostrog, published by Ivan Fiodorov
in 1581, a collection of the Lavra publications, Synopsis - a first history textbook
published in 1674, 1678 and 1680.
UNIAN / ForUm
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