Believe me, Steve Barlage is a hero. He saved the library. No lives were lost. No one was injured. Only 35 books were burned beyond repair.
Nothing smells quite like a burned book.
The first thing your nose picks up is a sour, sickening scent. The smelly books sit atop carts on the library's underground loading dock. They've been exiled there because they stink. They would contaminate the books that did not go up in flames. Handle the books, and covers fall off.