At 9 p.m. on March 1, 1881, a fire broke out in the dome of the Minnesota state capitol building. Both houses of legislature were in session and a large crowd of spectators was in attendance at the time. Many people had engaged in saving the books, pictures, papers, movable furniture, etc. in the main library room. The items were carried out to places of safety. The building was evacuated, and as the last person made his escape, the ceiling fell. Within about two hours, the building was completely destroyed, together with much of its contents.
On March 1, 1990, sparks from a clay bread oven ignited an outdoor tent in Cairo, Egypt. The uncontrolled flames spread quickly to the six-story 630-room Heliopolis Sheraton Hotel next door. Seventeen people died in the fire, including four Americans. Identification of the victims was delayed because the hotel records were destroyed in the fire. Prior to the fire, Sheraton had decided that all hotels worldwide that bore its name would be brought up to certain standards of fire safety beyond local ordinances. The standards required sprinklers in guest rooms, alarms, smoke and heat detectors, and certain types of construction. The owner of the Heliopolis Sheraton had agreed to the standards and had made a design study of the installation of sprinklers for all guest rooms.
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