Another, alas, is the too-successful fire-suppression campaign of the 1940s and 1950s.

ECONOMIST: The fires return

Among other improvements introduced or recommended: better insulation of cables and switchboards, and more fire suppression systems.

CNN: Spate of fires poses problems for cruise industry

Road-building, stock-grazing and fire suppression have disturbed the natural life cycle of the woods, which are now clogged with young growth.

ECONOMIST: Managing the West��s forests

Though the investigation into the cause of the fire in one of the ship's two engine rooms is just beginning, Cuty said it appears that the fire suppression worked as it was designed to do.

CNN: Cruise ship investigation under way