And, in a hopeful development, 180,000 bees being kept in hives on Notre-Dame’s lead roofing were discovered alive following fears they had died in the fire
In this April 15, 2019, file photo, people watch as flames and smoke rise from Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.A “computer glitch” may have been behind the fast-spreading fire that ravaged Notre-Dame, the cathedral’s rector said Friday, as architects and construction workers tried to figure out how to stabilize the damaged structure and protect it from the elements.
The Parisien newspaper has reported that investigators are considering whether the fire could be linked to a computer glitch or related to temporary elevators used in the renovation that was under way at the time the cathedral caught fire. Chauvet said there were fire alarms throughout the building, which he described as “well protected.”
Macron is moving quickly on the fire-ravaged monument’s reconstruction, which is being viewed both as a push to make it part of his legacy and a way to move past the divisive yellow vest protests over economic issues in France. Judith Kagan, a conservation official at France’s Culture Ministry, said the artworks inside Notre-Dame had suffered no major damage from the fire and the pieces were being removed from the building for their protection.
Although all French polls show that Macron’s popularity has remain depressed since a tax increase on retirees last year, they suggest his party may be ahead in France’s May 26 European Parliament election, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, the National Rally, close behind.
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