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
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.