Horrible fire and an unknown loss...

A fire next to the storage facilities where many of the treasures of the nation's oldest lending library has resulted in signficant damage and possible loss. The great irony is that the material had been moved from Newport's Redwood Library and Athenaeum (founded in 1747) while a $6.2MM renovation is underway. The only silver lining is that the damage is nearly all water (and not fire)...most have been frozen and they will be restored...I hope they are successful in their fundraising. My thougths, for what it is worth, is with them all. Losses like these make my stomach drop out.