Hours after a massive fire engulfed the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, a city official said the structure of the building had been saved.
The fire caused the cathedral's roof to collapse, destroyed a spire and spread to one of the building's two rectangular towers. The sight brought many onlookers to tears.
Those living near Notre Dame were evacuated as a precaution, the mayor's office said. The Paris prosecutors’ office ruled out arson and possible terror-related motives, and said it was treating the fire as an accident, The Associated Press reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron thanked the hundreds of firefighters who showed "extreme courage and professionalism" to keep the cathedral from complete destruction during a news conference Monday night.
The fire caused the cathedral's roof to collapse, destroyed a spire and spread to one of the building's two rectangular towers. The sight brought many onlookers to tears.
Those living near Notre Dame were evacuated as a precaution, the mayor's office said. The Paris prosecutors’ office ruled out arson and possible terror-related motives, and said it was treating the fire as an accident, The Associated Press reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron thanked the hundreds of firefighters who showed "extreme courage and professionalism" to keep the cathedral from complete destruction during a news conference Monday night.