Fire occurred at the scan center of "Internet Archive", no data loss

It collects all kinds of data such as websites, software, images, movies, etc. on the Internet "Internet Archive"On November 6, a fire occurred around 3:30 am. Many electronic devices are damaged.

Scanning Center Fire - Please Help Rebuild | Internet Archive Blogs
http://blog.archive.org/2013/11/06/scanning-center-fire-please-help-rebuild/

Fire caused by the scan center was immediately extinguished by the quick response of the San Francisco Fire Department but many electronic equipment in the scan center was damaged and the total damage was about 600,000 dollars (about 59 million yen) I also came.

Recorded materials such as books which have not yet been digitized were safe because they were kept away from where the fire occurred even in the scan center, but some of the digitized ones were lost due to the fire That's right. Fortunately, there was absolutely no loss of injured people or preserved data.


The San Francisco Fire Department is currently investigating the cause of the fire. According to the Internet archive, copies of digitized data are kept in multiple places in the facility, so that even if a fire occurs from the main facility, the stored data will not be affected.

In addition, it may cost enormous expenses to repair the scan center and electronic equipment, and Internet archives call for donation to users.

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