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Questions asked after workman’s library blunder

12 Sep 2007

Precious artefacts came close to destruction at the National Library of Scotland after a workman hit a water pipe and set off the sprinkler system. Historic documents at the Edinburgh-based institution escaped damage after fire crews and library…

National Library of Scotland flooded

11 Sep 2007

The National Library of Scotland (NLS) was flooded on Monday night after the sprinkler system broke down. As Scotland’s largest library, NLS holds 13 million books and priceless documents, including the Gutenberg Bible. Some 11 firefighters with…