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By Jen Stout
image captionFair Isle Bird Observatory was destroyed by fire in 2019
Two devastating fires in Shetland should act as a warning to the modular building industry, it has been claimed.
The world-famous Fair Isle Bird Observatory was lost in 2019, followed last year by the Moorfield Hotel.
Both buildings were less than 10 years old and made from factory-built units, which had been shipped up to Shetland by sea.
One expert has called for a full investigation into why the fires took hold so quickly.
Both blazes were particularly severe, and fire crews were unable to stop the spread. No-one was injured in either incident.
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Trust commits to new Fair Isle Bird Observatory despite setback
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A charity aiming to rebuild the fire-ravaged Fair Isle Bird Observatory says it remains committed to the project despite having to re-start the process and make redundant its only two paid staff.
A new £7.4 million centre was planned to replace the observatory that was destroyed in a blaze in 2019. A fundraising appeal for £650,000 had raised £543,575 by earlier this month.
However, the Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust (FIBOT) said Covid and Brexit has exacerbated building challenges on the island and the only company to submit a tender for the rebuild was several million pounds over the projected budget.