Fire investigation of Notre-Dame Cathedral centered on the catering area – Telam

The judicial police are instructed to investigate the reasons for the fire, which was declared at 18:50, local time on the roof of the temple, and which continues, said judicial sources at EFE.

The Paris prosecutor, Rémy Heitz, is on the scene, accompanied by other authorities, such as the mayor of the capital, Anne Hidalgo, while the president should arrive, Emmanuel Macron, after suspending a televised speech. I had planned.

According to the first elements, the fire was declared at 18:50 in a roof area of ​​the Cathedral being restored.

The flames first affected the vicinity of the central spire, added in the 19th century to the medieval temple.

Firefighters struggled to access the cathedral, which caused the flames to spread through the frame that holds the roof, which was slowly consumed by the flames.

At the time of the fire, the cathedral had already closed the tourists but the authorities evacuated the entire perimeter as well as part of the adjacent houses to avoid being affected by the smoke.