The Montreal Biosphère in flames after being ignited by welding work on the acrylic covering

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image showing The Montreal Biosphère in flames after being ignited by welding work on the acrylic covering

RyanSmith on September 7th, 2017 at 15:30 UTC »

Another view

Bogushizzall on September 7th, 2017 at 16:07 UTC »

Wiki: 1976 fire

In the afternoon of 20 May 1976, during structural renovations, a fire burned away the building's transparent acrylic bubble, but the hard steel truss structure remained. The site remained closed until 1990.

webchimp32 on September 7th, 2017 at 16:13 UTC »

Well there's your problem, trying to weld acrylic.