![]() ![]() In a tweet later, she thanked firefighters and others who formed a human chain to save artifacts. Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit invited priests across France to ring church bells in a call for prayers.Nearing midnight, signs pointed to the fire nearing an end as lights could be seen through the windows moving around the front of the cathedral, apparently investigators inspecting the scene.The city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said a significant collection of art and holy objects inside the church had been recovered. Gallet said 'two-thirds of the roofing has been ravaged.' The fire came less than a week before Easter amid Holy Week commemorations.Īs the cathedral burned, Parisians gathered spontaneously to pray and sing hymns outside the church of Saint-Julien-Les-Pauvres across the river from Notre Dame while the flames lit the sky behind them. Hundreds of people lined bridges around the island that houses the church, one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world.Paris fire chief Jean-Claude Gallet said the structure had been saved after firefighters managed to stop the fire spreading to the northern belfry. After the cathedral had closed to the public, and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers.Nearby buildings were evacuated as fears mounted that the structure could collapse.As the spire fell, the sky lit orange, acrid smoke rose in plumes and flames shot out the roof behind the nave. Firefighters continued working through the night to cool the building and secure the monument, as residual sparks sprinkled down from the gaping hole where the spire used to be.The blaze started at 6:50 p.m. One firefighter was injured, among some 400 who battled the flames for hours before finally extinguishing them. RELATED:Despite the dramatic image of the flaming cathedral, no one was killed. ![]()
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