Officials announced that the inferno has been extinguished. The cause is under investigation.
By James McAuley , James McAuley Foreign correspondent focusing on French and European politics and culture Email Bio Follow Michael Birnbaum and Michael Birnbaum Brussels bureau chief covering Europe Email Bio Follow Reis Thebault Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter Email Bio Follow April 16 at 6:36 AM PARIS — France rose Tuesday to confront the smoldering remains of Notre Dame Cathedral, as officials announced they had extinguished the inferno that partly destroyed a symbol of...
Paris firefighter spokesman Gabriel Plus announced at midmorning that the fire was “completely extinguished.” By then, workers were visible atop the north bell tower of the cathedral, peering down through the cinders of the roof into the heart of the chapel, which now opens to the sky.“What is necessary now is to examine the structure to determine whether the building is stable,” French Junior Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told BFMTV.
The cathedral’s most precious stained-glass rose windows, an ensemble that dates to the 12th and 13th centuries, are also likely intact, said André Finot, a cathedral spokesman.But images taken inside the cathedral made plain the damage. The gray light of Paris streamed into a chapel that for centuries has been covered. Sopping and burned roof beams lay in a tangle on the floor. The cross atop the altar still gleamed, but it overlooked a scene of devastation.
Officials planned to start assessing the loss later in the day, and to try to determine the blaze’s origins.
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