Posted on 04/16/2019 5:04:04 AM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: All three of Notre Dame's Rose Windows SURVIVED blaze, Archbishop of Paris says, as first daylight images show inferno aftermath and criminal probe focuses on renovation experts
Notre Dame's three medieval stained-glass windows all survived last night's devastating fire, the Archbishop of Paris has said, as detectives probe the renovation work which may have led to the blaze.
The first daylight pictures inside the wreckage of the Paris landmark today showed the roof destroyed, the 850-year-old church exposed to the elements and the floor covered in charred debris.
However the three 'irreplaceable' Rose Windows, which were last night feared to have melted or exploded, are all still believed to be intact.
Attention has now turned to what may have caused Notre Dame, part of which was being restored in a €150million refurbishment, to fall victim to such a disaster.
Detectives investigating the catastrophic blaze are today interviewing specialist restorers who were carrying out works on the cathedral spire when the inferno broke out.
French police are understood to have launched a criminal inquiry after a 'stray flame' caused fire to engulf the landmark last night, with heroic firefighters battling for eight hours to bring the blaze under control.
The Paris prosecutor's office is probing 'involuntary destruction caused by fire', indicating authorities are treating the blaze as a tragic accident and not arson or terrorism.
'Nothing suggests that it was a voluntary act,' Remy Heitz told reporters outside the Gothic cathedral, adding that the workers employed at the site were being questioned over Monday's blaze.
The focus of prosecutors is currently on contractors Le Bras Freres, a firm based in Jarny, north-eastern France, which had been working from scaffolding erected as part of the restoration project when the blaze broke out.
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I'm suggesting it was a voluntary act.
That is a true miracle. I was so worried about the windows.
One wonders if they had any fire-prevention training and procedures at all.
Except the report that it started in two separate locations.
Why are the police doing a criminal probe?
I doubt they would tell us if it was actually arson. There would be a blood bath.
“believed to be intact.” -— They have headlines that say they DID survive, but in the article, they are less definitive.
Thank You God! The fact that so much survived is truly a miracle,
Break out the Windex.
The comments there are horrid. UK is dead.
France is going up in flames but hey some old windows are ok...
“That is a true miracle. I was so worried about the windows.”
I am amazed considering the debris and enormous heat generated by the fire.
Perhaps this sad event will reignite Christianity in French hearts.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
If it had been a mosque that burnt, DM would have moderated the comments.
The important things to preserve were the art and the relics.
Hoping this brings Europeans closer to God.
The comments there are horrid. UK is dead.
“That’ll buff right out.”
Oh, wait, that’s MY comment. Never mind.
Link please....
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