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- There were no deaths or serious injuries, but Christopher Lloyd, the Surveyor of The Queen’s Pictures, suffered a suspected heart attack, five firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and a decorator in the Private Chapel suffered minor burns while rescuing paintings.
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On 20 November 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of the British monarch. The castle suffered extensive damage and was fully repaired within the next five years at a cost of £36.5 million, in a project led by the conservation architects Donald Insall Associates .
Nov 20, 2024 · On 20 November 1992, 32 years to this very day, fire broke out in Windsor Castle, destroying 115 rooms, including nine State Rooms. St George's Hall, Windsor Castle after the fire, and today...
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Oct 28, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II surveys the scene at Windsor Castle on November 21, 1992 following the fire. On November 20, 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle that burned for 15 hours and caused about...
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On 20 November 1992 a fire broke out in Windsor Castle. It destroyed 115 rooms, including nine State Rooms. The fire started in Queen Victoria's Private Chapel, where a faulty spotlight ignited a curtain next to the altar. Within minutes the blaze was unstoppable and had spread to St George's Hall next door.
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Nov 18, 2017 · On 20 November 1992, Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in Europe and one of the official residences of Queen Elizabeth II, suffered extensive damage in a huge fire.