Apparently, the fire started around 7 pm. Restoration work was going on at the moment and perhaps the cause lies there somewhere. Anyway, the fire caught on quickly and soon the entire roof was burning. This cathedral was built between the 13th and 14th century and withstood more than one disaster (among which the French revolution in 1789). But now fate struck. A banal accident, most likely.
The firebrigade worked tirelessly all night and by now the fire is contained. They were able to save the main structure of the cathedral. It's only the wooden roof and the high spire that were destroyed.
Already money is being gathered to start the restoration of this national monument for France. Let's hope it can come back to its original beauty!
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