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The contents of the Biography of Nikola Tesla page were merged into Nikola Tesla. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page. (June 2005)

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This page says the fire started in the basement but the linked source says ground level. I've read another old newspaper article that said it was the guards office, he came up from checking the basement and discovered it but I don't have the source. 2600:1702:43A0:C20:413:A7B8:8A12:5A08 (talk) 13:34, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]