1992 Windsor Castle fire

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The 1992 Windsor Castle fire was a major blaze that severely damaged parts of Windsor Castle, prompting one of the largest restoration projects in British royal history.

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Label Occurrences
1992 Windsor Castle fire canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf building fire ⓘ
disaster ⓘ
fire ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
areaAffected about one-fifth of Windsor Castle ⓘ
artworksSaved majority of artworks removed ⓘ
associatedWith Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
cause curtain ignited by spotlight ⓘ
country England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
damagedArea approximately 115 rooms ⓘ
damagedPart Grand Reception Room ⓘ
St George's Hall ⓘ
State Apartments ⓘ
date 1992-11-20 ⓘ
destroyedArea 9 principal state rooms ⓘ
endTime 1992-11-21 ⓘ
evacuation staff and works of art evacuated ⓘ
fireEnginesUsed over 30 fire engines ⓘ
firefightingPersonnel over 200 firefighters ⓘ
fireService Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service ⓘ
heritageStatusOfSite Grade I listed building ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
ignitionSource halogen spotlight ⓘ
injuries minor injuries to firefighters ⓘ
no fatalities ⓘ
locatedIn Windsor, Berkshire ⓘ
location Windsor Castle ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage ⓘ
monetaryDamage estimated £36.5 million ⓘ
notableFeatureOfRestoration creation of new hammer-beam roof in St George's Hall ⓘ
reconstruction of St George's Hall roof ⓘ
partOf annus horribilis of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
postEventPolicyChange increased fire safety measures in royal residences ⓘ
prompted Queen Elizabeth II agreeing to pay income tax ⓘ
introduction of admission charges to Buckingham Palace ⓘ
major restoration of Windsor Castle ⓘ
public debate on royal finances ⓘ
relatedEvent 1992 Balmoral Castle fire (precautionary reviews) ⓘ
restorationCompletion 1997 ⓘ
restorationCost £36.5 million (approximate) ⓘ
restorationDuration about 5 years ⓘ
restorationLedBy Donald Insall Associates ⓘ
startedIn Queen's Private Chapel ⓘ
linked to: Savoy Chapel
startTime 1992-11-20T11:15:00 ⓘ
structuralImpact significant damage to roofs and floors ⓘ
timeToBringUnderControl approximately 15 hours ⓘ
year 1992 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Upper Ward → significantlyAlteredAfter → 1992 Windsor Castle fire ⓘ
Semi-State Rooms → damagedIn → 1992 Windsor Castle fire ⓘ
Upper Ward of Windsor Castle → rebuiltAfter → 1992 Windsor Castle fire ⓘ