Concert hall in Bydgoszcz's 99 year-old Opera Slaska destroyed by fire

On Wednesday night a fire broke in a 99-year old Opera Slaska building in Bydgoszcz destroying its oldest part - a 400 square meter former concert hall. The fire also gutted the men's dressing room as well as a tailor's workshop. The building has been equipped with an early fire detection monitoring system since 1998. It is not known why the system did not go off. Thanks to the quick response of fire fighters the fire did not reach the stage or the foyer. (Rzeczpospolita, page A1)