Firefighters saved Notre Dame half an hour before total collapse – after staff took 23 MINS to find blaze when alarm went off
Firefighters inspect one of the two towers, which survived the blaze
Paris prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation, and have not yet ruled out any theories for the start of the fire, which blazed from 6.50pm on Monday until 3am on Tuesday.Stories of the 400 firefighters' heroism in saving the cathedral's priceless relics have emerged. Andre Finot, communication manager of the Cathedral said: "At the moment, we don’t know why the cathedral caught fire.
Olivier De Chalus, the head of volunteer guides at the Cathedral, said: "The fire left the attic, and then spread extremely fast to a large part of the roof. The French leader credited the "courage" and "great professionalism" of firefighters with saving Notre Dame's spectacular Gothic facade and two landmark towers from being destroyed, saying "the worst has been avoided".
"The Crown of Thorns, the tunic of Saint Louis and several other major works are now in a safe place."
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