[26][29], More than 400 firefighters were engaged;[30] another hundred[clarification needed] worked to move precious objects to safety via a human chain[21] also including police and municipal workers. Fire fighters brigade work to extinguish the blaze at the Gothic St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, in Nantes, western France, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Determining the exact place in which the fire started was expected to take a great deal more time and work. Fire broke out in a 15th-Century cathedral in western France early Saturday, shattering stained glass windows and destroying the grand organ. Its walls and interior vaulted ceiling are of stone; its roof and flèche (spire) were of wood (much of it 13th-century oak),[9][10] sheathed in lead[11] to exclude water. Firefighters work to extinguish the blaze at St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, in Nantes, western France, on Saturday. [16] Deluge guns[30][32][33] were used at lower-than-usual pressures to minimise damage to the cathedral and its contents. [134] After the design competition was announced, the French senate amended the government's restoration bill to require the roof to be restored to how it was before the fire. It recognises its UNESCO World Heritage Site status and the need to respect existing international charters and practices, to "preserve the historic, artistic and architectural history of the monument", and to limit any derogations to the existing heritage, planning, environmental and construction codes to a minimum. [70] Numerous world religious[a] and government leaders[b] extended condolences. [19][44] The rooster-shaped reliquary atop the spire was found damaged but intact among the debris. [22], Adjacent apartment buildings were evacuated due to concern about possible collapse,[21] but on 19 April the fire brigade ruled out that risk. The Paris Fire Brigade drilled regularly to prepare for emergencies there, including on-site exercises in 2018; a firefighter was posted to the cathedral each day; and fire wardens checked conditions beneath the roof three times daily. [56][57] The Paris police have stated that there was no danger from breathing the air around the fire. [127] Rebuilding the roof with titanium sheets and steel trusses has been suggested;[128] other options include rebuilding in the original lead and wood,[122] rebuilding with modern materials not visible from the outside (like the reinforced concrete trusses at Reims Cathedral),[38][129] or a combination of restored old elements and newly designed ones. His lawyer told reporters his client felt "relief" after confessing. Around 100 firefighters managed to stop the flames from destroying the main structure at the cathedral. French Prime Minister Jean Castex praised their "professionalism, courage and self-control". [38][45][46] Some contents were moved by a human chain of emergency workers and civil servants. [16] After the fire the architect responsible for fire safety at the cathedral acknowledged that the rate at which fire might spread had been underestimated, and experts said it was well known that a fire in the roof would be almost impossible to control. [31] Many valuables that were not removed also survived, but the state of many others remained unknown as of 16 April. Normally, no electrical installations were allowed in the roof space due to the extreme fire risk. [21], Aerial firefighting was not used because water dropped from heights could have caused structural damage, and heated stone can crack if suddenly cooled. The Rwandan refugee, who worked as a warden at the cathedral, was rearrested on Saturday night. The damaged inside of the St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, in Nantes, France. Terms of Use pic.twitter.com/z8ZaigcI3s, Cecil Renaud, who works in a bakery opposite the cathedral of St Pierre and St Paul, told BFM TV: "It was a huge shock. They brushed aside comparisons with Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, whose lead roof and spire burned down in April 2019. A 39-year-old man tasked with locking up the cathedral on Friday night hours before the fire was cleared of all suspicion on Sunday after being questioned by police. Organ has been completely destroyed, fire chief says Prosecutor Pierre Sennes told reporters three fires had been started at the site and authorities are treating the incident as a criminal act. As of 22 April 2019[update], donations of over €1 billion have been pledged for the cathedral's reconstruction,[138] at least €880 million of that in less than a day after Macron's appeal. July 18, 2020 | 11:18am | Updated July 18, 2020 | 3:29pm, Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images. [42], Some artwork had been removed in preparation for the renovations, and most of the cathedral's sacred relics were held in the adjoining sacristy, which the fire did not reach; all the cathedral's relics survived. At 20:30, firefighters abandoned attempts to extinguish the roof and concentrated on saving the towers, fighting from within and between the towers. [116] By 15 April 2020, investigators believed "the fire to have been started by either a cigarette or a short circuit in the electrical system". 51,112, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved Most of the cathedral structure, built between the 15th and 19th centuries was saved. [21], The fire has been compared to the similar 1992 Windsor Castle fire and the Uppark fire, among others,[107] and has raised old questions about the safety of similar structures and the techniques used to restore them. 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What does the Covid-19 vaccine news mean? “It is a part of our history, a part of our heritage” Nantes Mayor Johanna Rolland told reporters. [9], Airparif said winds rapidly dispersed the smoke, carrying it away aloft along the Seine corridor.
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