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Notre Dame fire: Paris cathedral was ‘15 to 30 minutes’ away from complete destruction

Notre Dame Cathedral was within “15 to 30 minutes” of complete destruction as firefighters battled to stop flames reaching its gothic bell towers, The Guardian reports, citing French authorities.

Notre Dame fire: Paris cathedral was ‘15 to 30 minutes’ away from complete destruction

Notre Dame fire: Paris cathedral was ‘15 to 30 minutes’ away from complete destruction

STEPANAKERT, APRIL 17, ARTSAKHPRESS: A greater disaster was averted by members of the Paris fire brigade, who risked their lives to remain inside the burning monument to create a wall of water between the raging fire and two towers on the west facade.

The revelation of how close France came to losing its most famous cathedral emerged as police investigators questioned workers involved in the restoration of the monument to try to establish the cause of the devastating blaze.

Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said that an initial fire alert was sounded at 6:20pm on Monday evening but no fire was found. The second alert was sounded at 6:43pm, and the blaze was discovered on the roof.
More than €650m (£562m) was raised in a few hours on Tuesday as French tycoons and global corporations announced they would donate to the restoration campaign launched by the president, Emmanuel Macron.

     

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