Notre-Dame: What went wrong — and right

How was it that fire ravaged Notre-Dame? And how was it saved? By the time firefighters were called, it was already too late to stop the cathedral fire from spreading. After the spire collapsed, the fire brigade general overseeing the operations decided to throw everything into saving the towers, focusing on the northern one, already on fire. That probably saved the cathedral.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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