Presentation of the abbey of St Remy on wiki: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbaye_Not ... _Rochefort
A major fire broke out on Wednesday around 18 p.m. in the church of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy. Several firefighters intervened to fight the fire. There were no casualties but heavy material damage.
The firefighters immediately put in the great means, which saved the Abbey of Rochefort, said the mayor of the city, François Bellot.
The fire which started on Wednesday around 18 p.m. in the Saint-Remy abbey in Rochefort was contained at the time of 30 p.m. by the 19 men from the firefighters of Rochefort, Dinant, Beauraing and Marche.
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The fire started from a generator set. A reserve containing furniture was first hit, then technical rooms housing a high-voltage cabin and the electrical box.
"However, the electrical installation was not damaged. The firefighters managed to stop the fire at the beer fermentation tanks, a place which was renovated 5 years ago and which is the nerve center of the abbey. "
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A carpenter should soon be on site to consider possible repairs on the site.
http://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/namur/l ... feu-290279
The damaged part still dates from the 13th century, so certain architectural loss ...
Fortunately, the production and the brewery are safe and sound ... it is certain now: God exists!
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The consequences of the fire on Wednesday evening on the production of Trappist at the Abbey of Rochefort will be only minimal. Wednesday's production had already been bottled at the time of the disaster. The 10.000 liters planned for Thursday will not be produced. The work will continue normally, just like the life of the monks.
The 15 monks returned to the abbey on Wednesday evening, after the last foci were extinguished. With the exception of the non-production on Thursday, there will be no disruption to the work of the 35 employees who work for the Saint-Remy de Rochefort Abbey, nor any economic consequences linked to production. The monks will spend this Thursday a normal day in their abbey. By mid-morning, experts from the Dinant prosecutor's office were present on site, as well as insurance experts. The affected premises were assigned to storage and technology. The electrical system was not affected by the fire. The biggest damage is to the roof and masonry of part of the building. About 1.200 square meters of roofing were destroyed. An architect came to see the damage on Wednesday evening. The site is not classified. (LEE)
http://www.rtlinfo.be/info/belgique/fai ... 5-employes
No kidding, watch the power of this dress:
Even TF1 talks about it? Crazy: http://lci.tf1.fr/monde/europe/2010-12/ ... 02522.html
ps: I have 3 generations of rochefort glasses! The one in the photo above is the most recent. If you are good I would take a photo.
