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- According to the Royal Collection Trust, at around 11:30 in the morning, a fire broke out in the Queen's Private Chapel after a faulty spotlight ignited a curtain. From there, the fire spread to more than 100 rooms, including St. George's Hall and Brunswick Tower. The blaze took fifteen hours and more than 220 firefighters to extinguish.
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The fire was first spotted around 11:30 in the morning and within three hours 225 firefighters from seven counties were battling the flames. At the peak of the operation they were using 36 pumps, discharging 1½ million gallons of water. St George's Hall immediately after the fire ©.
As night fell, the fire was concentrated in the tower, which by 6:30pm was engulfed by flames up to 50 feet (15 m) high. At 7:00pm, the roof of St George's Hall finally collapsed. By 8:00pm, after burning for nine hours, the fire was under control. It continued to burn for another three hours.
- 20 November 1992; 30 years ago
- 6 minor
- Windsor, Berkshire, England
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The fire began in the Queen’s private chapel at around 11:30 a.m. and the blaze quickly spread to the neighbouring Brunswick Tower, St George’s Hall banqueting space and the private apartments in the eastern wing of the building. The main fire burned for almost 12 hours, causing severe damage and making headline news across the world.
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