Editing York Minster (section)

===1984 fire===
{{main|York Minster fire}}
On 9 July 1984, York Minster suffered a serious fire in its south transept during the early morning hours.<ref name="Potts">{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Potts|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-28112373|title=Remembering the York Minster fire 30 years on|work=BBC News|date=9 July 2014|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417103958/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-28112373|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Firefighters made a decision to deliberately collapse the roof of the south transept by pouring tens of thousands of gallons of water onto it, in order to save the rest of the building from destruction.<ref name="OnthisDay"/> A total of 114 firefighters from across [[North Yorkshire]] responded to the fire and contained it,<ref name="Potts"/> while York Minster's staff and clergy rushed to preserve historical objects in the building.<ref name=Potts/> The glass of the south transept rose window was shattered by the heat but the lead held it together, allowing it to be taken down for restoration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/05/world/york-minster-is-back-to-life-after-84-fire.html|title=York Minster Is Back to Life After '84 Fire|work=The New York Times|date=5 November 1988|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419050105/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/05/world/york-minster-is-back-to-life-after-84-fire.html|archive-date=19 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="OnthisDay">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/witness/july/9/newsid_3857000/3857779.stm|title=1984: York Minster ablaze|work=BBC News|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328213630/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/witness/july/9/newsid_3857000/3857779.stm|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A subsequent investigation found an 80% chance that the fire was caused by a lightning strike to a metal electrical box on top of the roof, a 10% chance that the fire was caused by arson, and a 10% chance that the fire was caused by an electrical fault.<ref name="Potts"/> Some traditionalist Anglicans suggested the fire was a sign of divine displeasure at the recent consecration as [[Bishop of Durham]] of [[David Jenkins (bishop)|David Jenkins]], whose views they considered [[heterodoxy|heterodox]].<ref name=Telegraph_obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/09/04/the-right-reverend-david-jenkins-bishop-of-durham--obituary/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |issue=((50,165)) |date=5 September 2016 |page=25 |title=The Right Reverend David Jenkins: Bishop of Durham who created a storm for the Church but was admired within his diocese |access-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418092722/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/09/04/the-right-reverend-david-jenkins-bishop-of-durham--obituary/ |archive-date=18 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Inspecting Fire damage, firemen, York Minster.jpg|thumb|Firemen inspect damage the day after the fire in 1984]]
A repair and restoration project was completed in 1988 at a cost of £2.25&nbsp;million,<ref name="Potts"/> and included new [[Boss (architecture)|roof bosses]] to designs which had won a competition put on by [[BBC Television]]'s ''[[Blue Peter]]'' programme for children.<ref name="OnthisDay"/> The roof trusses were rebuilt in oak, but some were coated with fire-retardant plaster.<ref name="Potts"/>