Quick rebuild planned for Fair Isle observatory destroyed by fire
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ATQY)
Family escapes unhurt after research station burns down on remote Shetland island
The directors of a world-renowned bird observatory on the remote island of Fair Isle, which was destroyed by fire on Sunday, hope to quickly rebuild the research station.
The observatory, based in a two-storey wooden lodge that opened to visitors in 2011, was razed to the ground after a fire broke out on Sunday morning and quickly took hold.
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