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Live: France mourns, contemplates extent of damage to iconic Notre-Dame (with video)
4-16-19
Philippe Wojazer, AFP | Smoke rises around the altar in front of the cross inside the Notre Dame Cathedral, April 16, 2019
Text by: FRANCE 24
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Video by: FRANCE 24
French officials were assessing Tuesday the extent of damage caused to Notre-Dame the morning after a massive fire tore through the UNESCO world heritage cathedral as focus shifted to ensuring the structural integrity of the remaining building.
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Firefighters on Tuesday said the blaze was "under control" after several hours of fire-fighting operations.
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Teams of French officials and experts, including architects, will be inspecting the site to determine the structural stability of the building.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday night vowed that the cathedral would be re-built and said an international fund would be set up to finance it.
- The spire of the historic cathedral has collapsed as the wooden structure supporting the roof was ravaged by the blaze.
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