Is 'This was the site of the Bateau-Lavoir studio, an unprepossessing glass-roofed loft reconstructed since a 1970 fire.' an autonomous statement, not logically connected to 'The fire in 1970 did no damage to the Bateau-Lavoir studio.'
This was the site of the Bateau-Lavoir studio, an unprepossessing glass-roofed loft reconstructed since a 1970 fire.###The fire in 1970 did no damage to the Bateau-Lavoir studio.