BBC Rewind: 'Total devastation' after Norwich library fire
Archive footage has shown the aftermath of a fire that destroyed a major library and more than 100,000 books.
The blaze at Norwich Central Library, on 1 August 1994, was believed to have been caused by an electrical fault.
Then-director of Norfolk Library Services, Hilary Hammond, said: "It was total devastation. There was just black and smell, heat and flame."
It was replaced by The Forum building, which houses the Millennium Library, restaurants and the regional BBC.
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