Firefighters fear the walls of Notre Dame | Chronic

Parisian firefighters fear for the stability of the pediments of the side walls of the Notre-Dame cathedral, affected by the fire of last Monday, "a weather event, like gusts of strong winds, could make them fall", sources of this informed force this Wednesday.

As explained the body spokesman, Gabriel More"the pediments are threatened because the beams no longer support them. "

As the roof was devoured by the flames, as well as a large part of the wooden beam that was under the roof, the pediments of the transept "They have more support and they need to be strengthened", said the spokesman, adding that the scaffolding set up for the reform work of the cathedral "It should be removed as soon as possible."

"Currently, the hotspot is in the pediments, which may fall, and in the scaffolding, the pediments are no longer supported by the roof, but by themselves, and there may be a meteorological phenomenon such as wind stability " detailed cited by the agency EFE.

The person in charge of the inspection of the heritage of the body, José Vaz de Matos, noted that part of the north pediment "It will have to be removed", in addition to several statues, to guarantee its stability.

In addition, several neighboring buildings have had to be evacuated due to the threat that the frontons will not be consolidated and the return of the inhabitants will be allowed only when the situation is normalized.

In addition, Vaz de Matos said that scaffolding "is currently used to brake a part of the wind pressing against pediments or high walls, but once removed, will no longer have this defense against the wind".

About 60 firefighters continued to sleep in the cathedral while some experts began to badess the damage caused by the fire and the risk of landslides or fires that reappeared somewhere.

Firefighters have finally pointed out that stained glbad and rose windows "They have not been damaged by the water used in the extinguishing works," but they acknowledged that "there is always the possibility that they are falling".