Are our churches safe from fire?
Inevitably, after the disaster in Paris, the question is asked whether our churches are safe from a similar fate. The answer is clearly no.
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Tim S. 10:36 on 2019-04-16 Permalink
By their nature churches are vulnerable to fires. They’re largely made of wood (at least the roof and tower structures) and wide open. Medieval churches were constantly burning down because of lightning strikes and the odd dropped candle (also, invading armies). It seems as though we can do more to protect them these days, but they won’t last forever. That said, it’s still sad when it happens on our watch, so to speak.
Frankie 10:43 on 2019-04-16 Permalink
Some churches have switched to battery-operated lights to replace candles or just don’t have anything at all. Probably saves on insurance costs as well as reducing the likelihood of a hellish conflagration.
A 13:06 on 2019-04-17 Permalink
If it is similar to the way it seems to work in France, they probably don’t have insurance in the traditional sense. France itsself owns most of the religious buildings therefore they ‘self-insure’ the building (i.e. they cover the cost themselves and by they, i guess they mean the taxpayer/some rich people with offshore bank accounts)