Experience Gained and Lessons Learned during the BA3 Fire Repair and Cleanup May-July 1997

The paper presents an overview of the recovery from the fire which took place in BA3 on 13th May 1997. Brief outlines are given of the material damage sustained, the pollution encountered, and the cleaning processes employed. Repairs and cleaning of the building and equipment took over 2 months to complete at a cost in excess of 10 MCHF. The SPS physics program was interrupted for a period of 10 weeks and the LEP start-up was delayed for 6 weeks. The experience gained by the co-ordination team is discussed and advice which may be useful for future reference is included.