Notre dame de Paris, also called Notre Dame Cathedral is one the most historic cathedral church in Paris. It is famous for its architecture, size and antiquity.
Recently, a fire had blazed out at the infamous Cathedral. However the reason about how the fire accident took place are still unknown. The search of interiors is yet to take place due to security concerns. This accident happened on Monday, 15th April. Due to the fire breakout, almost two-third of the roof has been destroyed and damaging the spire of the monument. Notre Dame did not have any water sprinklers on the roof framework.
Luckily, after the first fire alarm, all the people were evacuated and the doors were shut down. Hence, no one was killed due to the break out. However, a firefighter and two police officials were injured, officials said. Around 500 firefighters were deployed for extinguishing fire to Île de la Cité, the island in the heart of the city where Notre-Dame is located. And the fire was extinguished over 12 hours after it began. Some of the witnesses said that soon after the doors were shut, smoke could be seen rising from the spire of the Cathedral. Lt. Col. José Vaz de Matos, an official who inspects France’s national monuments, said that there were still several large pieces of art inside, some of which have been affected by the fire but that can be restored, but that teams could not be sent in at this point of time.
The investigation is still in progress where the officials are questioning the witnesses, workers, security team and staff that were present at the time of the mishap. In the meantime, cash transactions have been causing a spur at the moment.
Various billionaires came out in support of the Cathedral and donated large sums of money for the restoration of Notre Dame. Within hours of the accident, donors pledged more than a billion U.S dollars to restore the iconic figure of Paris. The backlash started when billionaires came out in support for rebuilding Notre Dame but when it came to a social cause, everyone takes a back step.
Notre Dame est un symbole d’espoir pour les français.
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