Notre Dame de Paris fire - causes and timeline

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Notre-Dame came far closer to collapsing than people knew. This is how it was saved.

Antiquated fire detection system (and no suppression or fire walls in attic), plus inexperience security officer, resulted in delay of 30 minutes from smoke detection until fire fighters called. By then it had engulfed the attic, and the fire fighters decided to save the bell towers (or risk losing the entire cathedral).

Sigh.
I visited the cathedral in 2006 and it really nice. I actually just stumbled upon it by accident and it was free to get in.

I've actually been in Paris for 5 weeks now and went by the cathedral. Lots of scaffolding around the back.
 

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