Sixty firefighters are still keeping a vigil at the fragile Notre-Dame to ensure no further fire erupts
Police officers and firefighters stand guard in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris early on April 16 2019.Picture: AFP/ZAKARIA ABDELKAFIFrench President Emmanuel Macron hailed as “exemplary” hundreds of firefighters who saved Notre-Dame in the devastating blaze, as efforts intensified to ensure there was no further damage to the still fragile cathedral.
“The country and the entire world were watching us and you were exemplary,” Macron said. “You were the perfect example of what we should be.” He said the firefighters would be awarded France’s golden medal of honour in recognition of their “courage and devotion”. In an address to the nation on Tuesday, Macron outlined an ambitious strategy to rebuild Notre-Dame within just five years, hailing the French as a nation of “builders”. The goal was warmly applauded by some but greeted with scepticism by some experts who warn of the painstaking work and expertise needed to make the cathedral anew.
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