Round midday, a hearth broke out in that spire for an as but unclear cause. Renovations are underway on the tower, however it’s nonetheless unclear whether or not the hearth had something to do with that.
An investigation has now been opened into the reason for the hearth. In accordance with the AFP information company, the Archbishop of Rouen stated that the hearth broke out “in a spot the place employees disinfect themselves after they depart work.”
The 6 development employees current had been the primary to note the hearth and alerted the authorities. They weren’t injured, though 3 of them suffered minor smoke inhalation after they tried to place out the incipient hearth with hearth extinguishers.
The cathedral was evacuated and the hearth was shortly introduced underneath management, however the native hearth division solely introduced this night that the hearth was fully extinguished. To do that, it needed to be ensured that no hearth sources remained.
