NOTRE Dame cathedral was ravaged by a catastrophic fire that started under the eaves of the roof on April 15, 2019. For the past five years a multitude of talented craftspeople have been rebuilding the iconic Gothic building — which will serve as a beautiful backdrop to the Paris 2024 Olympics. 8 Notre Dame Cathedral was hit by a massive inferno, that destroyed part of the iconic building Credit: EPA What started the Notre Dame fire? Fifty investigators were assigned to probe the origin of the fire which ravaged the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019.
An electrical short-circuit was the most likely cause of the Notre Dame cathedral fire , investigators believed initially. Detectives began interviewing the specialist restorers who were carrying out work on the church's spire right away, even as hundreds of firefighters tackled the historic blaze, battling to stop it wreaking destruction of the treasured facade. The world-famous cathedral's 12th century spire was consumed by the fire — which raged for more than 12 hours — and collapsed into the church as the mammoth blaze tore through the wooden structure supporting the 210-tonne lead roof.
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