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[satan]

So a dragon visited my fort. He set a good portion of my forest on fire before getting trapped in a wooden cage which, well, he also set on fire. The cage and a few other objects (several logs, a left lower leg, a few items of clothing) have been burning for roughly a year now. How long until the fire dies down and I can do something with my caged dragon? The cage is blocking access to my trade depot!

[Eldin00]

I believe the cage will burn until the fire destroys the cage, letting out the dragon. I don't know for sure how long that will take, but some objects can burn for a very long time before being destroyed.

[PatrikLundell]

And artifacts will burn forever, since they cannot be destroyed by fire. Dousing the cage with water ought to put out the fire, at least if you submerge it. I suspect just dumping water on it will work as well.
When it comes to unblocking the passage, it should just be a matter of digging around it.

[satan]

And artifacts will burn forever, since they cannot be destroyed by fire. Dousing the cage with water ought to put out the fire, at least if you submerge it. I suspect just dumping water on it will work as well.
When it comes to unblocking the passage, it should just be a matter of digging around it.

How would I dump water on it?

[BlackFlyme]

Either through a complicated series pipelines and pumps with a source of water, or through DFHack, if you have it.

The pipes would start at a body of water, such as a pool, river, or lake, and dump the water above the burning objects, smothering them. Or you could opt to flood the whole room. Either way, a drainage would need to be built if you want the room back. Otherwise, feel free to just seal it, and laugh at the dragon's misfortune.

[Nikow]

And artifacts will burn forever, since they cannot be destroyed by fire. Dousing the cage with water ought to put out the fire, at least if you submerge it. I suspect just dumping water on it will work as well.
When it comes to unblocking the passage, it should just be a matter of digging around it.

How would I dump water on it?

• Build a 1x1x1 cube above it with hatch.
• Fill it using pond/pasture settings and dwarves bridgade.
• Open hatch.

[PatrikLundell]

I don't know if it works, but I'd try to make it even simpler than Nikow:
- Build up staircase beside burning item.
- Build up/down staircase on top of that (or dig, if the roof is in the way. In that case, also channel out the tile directly above the fire).
- Designate a single tile pond in the air in the tile above the fire ('i' to designate it, 'pPf' to make it a pond) (Nikow's step 2).
- Watch the bucket brigade bring water one bucket at a time and dump it on the fire.

[satan]

And artifacts will burn forever, since they cannot be destroyed by fire. Dousing the cage with water ought to put out the fire, at least if you submerge it. I suspect just dumping water on it will work as well.
When it comes to unblocking the passage, it should just be a matter of digging around it.

How would I dump water on it?

• Build a 1x1x1 cube above it with hatch.
• Fill it using pond/pasture settings and dwarves bridgade.
• Open hatch.

If I try to build near it, it says I have no access to building materials.

[PatrikLundell]

Dorfs might refuse to build in the tiles adjacent to the fire because of the heat. If that's the case, build two tiles away and a floor on top to reach the tile above the fire. If needed, you can go one more tile upwards.
Another reason for lack of access to building materials is that there is no path to the building site, in which case a path must first be dug/constructed.

[Corona688]

If I try to build near it, it says I have no access to building materials.

Well, maybe you don't.  Pic?

[satan]

Dorfs might refuse to build in the tiles adjacent to the fire because of the heat. If that's the case, build two tiles away and a floor on top to reach the tile above the fire. If needed, you can go one more tile upwards.
Another reason for lack of access to building materials is that there is no path to the building site, in which case a path must first be dug/constructed.

They wouldn't go close to the fire because of the heat. Thanks! This solved my problem