--part1_ee.2305370.25f62c7b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_ee.2305370.25f62c7b_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <TNSUMNER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (rly-zd03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.227]) by air-zd05.mail.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Mar 2000 01:06:35 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [209.85.6.27]) by rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Mar 2000 01:06:16 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id WAA26226; Mon, 6 Mar 2000 22:05:22 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 22:05:22 -0800 (PST) From: "Dorothy Gray" <rogrvdot@harborside.com> Old-To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Old-Cc: <SIMMONS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 21:35:23 -0800 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <E12SD7T-0002T2-00@mail.harborside.com> Subject: [TNSUMNER] Fw: [Fwd: Fw: [VT-L] Fire at the National Archives and Records Administration Center] Resent-Message-ID: <6oRn3C.A.mZG.hwJx4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/3137 X-Loop: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: TNSUMNER-L-request@rootsweb.com Speaking of records. Dot ---------- > From: traveler@wave.net > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: [Fwd: Fw: [VT-L] Fire at the National Archives and Records Administration Center] > Date: Monday, March 06, 2000 12:40 PM > > > > > > > National Archives Statement on Records Center Fire > > > U.S. Newswire > > > 1 Mar 15:39 > > > National Archives and Records Administration Statement on Records > > > Center Fire > > > To: National Desk > > > Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, 301-713-6000 > > > > > > WASHINGTON, March 1, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a > > > statement from John W. Carlin, archivist of the United States, > > > on the Feb. 29 Records Center Fire: > > > > > > Yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 29), the National Archives and Records > > > Administration (NARA) reported a fire in its Washington National > > > Records Center in Suitland, Md. The fire was contained by the > > > Center's fire-safety system and extinguished with no reports of > > > harm to staff or visitors, but some records were damaged. The > > > following is an update on that from Archivist of the United States > > > John Carlin. > > > > > > Although much work will be needed before we can be certain, we > > > believe that of the total of more than 3.7 million cubic feet of > > > records at Suitland, approximately 3,000 cubic feet were in the > > > immediate area. Of those, fewer than 300 cubic feet may have been > > > destroyed. Most of the affected records were wet or damp from > > > sprinkler water or in singed boxes. Our staff at Suitland stayed > > > up through last night making valiant efforts to protect records > > > from water damage and otherwise dealing with the fire's effects, > > > working with personnel from the General Services Administration, > > > from which we lease the facility. > > > > > > The cause of the fire is as yet undetermined. Because the > > > property is Federal, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, > > > and Firearms as well as GSA fire investigators were notified. As > > > the investigation continues, the following is what we know about > > > the fire so far. > > > > > > The sprinkler alarms were activated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, and > > > alerted the GSA Control Center that there was a problem. The first > > > fire company arrived sometime between 2:45 and 2:50. A fireman on > > > the scene was overcome with smoke at which point firemen abandoned > > > Stack 15 to open the roof hatches to vent the smoke. This process > > > apparently took approximately one hour to accomplish before the > > > firemen returned to Stack 15 to begin to extinguish the fire. The > > > sprinkler system contained the fire during the period between > > > 2:30 and 3:50 at which point the firemen were able to enter the > > > stack. At 8:13 p.m. the firemen on the scene felt that the fire was > > > sufficiently extinguished to allow the investigation to begin in > > > the stack. > > > > > > Our tracking system enabled us to identify the records on the > > > shelves affected by the fire, and agencies whose records may have > > > been affected have been notified. But we won't be able to identify > > > exactly which records have been affected and how seriously until > > > the investigation of the area is completed and we can examine the > > > materials more closely. > > > > > > I will provide further information as it becomes available. > > > > > > ------ > > > For further information, contact the National Archives public > > > affairs staff at 301-713-6000. > > > > > > -0- > > > /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ > > > 03/01 15:39 > > > > > > Copyright 2000, U.S. Newswire > > > > > > ______________________________ --part1_ee.2305370.25f62c7b_boundary--