Getama burned down  

What a shame.

Thanks for sharing the news, and sorry to hear.  Looks pretty devastating in this photo.  It seems like so many of the great furniture makers have suffered major fires at some time.  I suppose the combination of stacks of wood, sawdust, chemicals, and machinery is particularly dangerous.  However, you'd think by now they'd have sophisticated fire suppression systems in place.    

@mark737. Having seen your image of the fire and the scale of it's destruction,  my previous comment feels a bit  "inadequate"  

@mark737 Yes, they all burned down at some time, some even twice. But usually that was in the 30s or 40s, some in the 50s. I'm as surprised as you are that it is happening today. And I wonder if it was easier back in the day to rebuild the factory and start anew. Back then they just needed a house, some workbenches and some machines. Today I guess it's much, much more than that.

I think there's an element of acceptance as soon as your have business insurance, no one worries about assets in a fire because they're insured, only loss of life. I wonder if insurance worked the same back in the days?

I read that they will continue to be in business and will restart producing furniture soon. Or parts. Seems as if the picture @mark737 posted doesn’t show all their premises.

@herringbone  Yes, here's a shot that shows the aftermath.  Looks like the buildings at top and left were saved.  .  

@mark737 Just a quick follow up: I learned today that all the Wegner and Ditzel rights were sold to Carl Hansen and that Fredericia took over the rights for Mogens Koch. They also took the workers. This probably means that Getama as a company is history. 

And on a personal note: What have you been up to lately? It's getting quiet over here. 😉