Scores of priceless artifacts were rescued from the flames, and were taken to the Louvre museum for safekeeping. The fire devastated large parts of the 850-year-old building before it was finally extinguished after a nine-hour battle. Neither company had workers on site when the fire broke out. Of the four companies contracted to carry out renovations at Notre Dame, two companies – scaffolding firm Europe Echafaudage and art conservationists Socra – had work in progress there at the time of the fire. How centuries of priceless treasures were saved at Notre Dame (Photo by: Godong/UIG via Getty Images) Godong/UIG via Getty Images The holy crown of thorns worn by Jesus Christ during the Passion. Some scrutiny has fallen on the firms undertaking work on the 150-year-old spire, which collapsed Monday as the flames raged around it. The cathedral was undergoing renovations at the time of the fire. Paris prosecutors are investigating if an electrical short-circuit caused the fire that ripped through the cathedral.Ī judicial source told CNN on Thursday that “we are not excluding any hypothesis at this stage,” saying that this is not their only line of inquiry. Prosecutors are investigating if a short-circuit caused the fire local time, the two security agents followed the alarm system instructions and went to another location at the top of the cathedral, where they then saw the flames. An alert flashed on the Notre Dame security control screens showing which sensor was sending the alert.Īccording to the police source, the two security agents went to check the location but didn’t see anything at that time. ET), indicating the fire alarm sensors might not have been working properly, the police source told CNN.

Two security guards at the cathedral told police they noticed the flames for the first time only when the flames were already almost 3 meters high ‪at 6:43 p.m. The bees living on Notre Dame's roof survived the fire the beekeeper Nicolas Geant settled three hives on the roof of the sacristy of Notre-Dame, he produces 400 jars of honey distributed to the volunteers of the cathedral.(Photo by Virginie Clavieres/Paris Match via Getty Images) CLAVIERES Virginie/Paris Match via Getty Images PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 1ST: Urban agriculture on the roofs of Paris on August 1st, 2016.

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