Fire out, organ intact but work ahead for charred Notre Dame: What has happened so far | World News, The Indian Express

Fire out, organ intact but work ahead for charred Notre Dame: What has happened so far | World News, The Indian Express

By Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Published: April 16, 2019 6:40:44 pm

Fire out, organ intact but work ahead for charred Notre Dame: What has happened so far

The cathedral had survived almost 900 years of tumultuous French history but was decimated amid renovation works at the start of Catholic Easter week.

Flames and smoke rise as the spire of Notre Dame cathedral is on fire in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris’ soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. (AP Photo/Dominique Bichon)

After an over 12-hour battle to douse an inferno engulfing Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral, firefighters Tuesday declared success. The blaze entirely claimed its spire and roof but spared its bell towers.