Posted April 15, 2019
The 850-year-old church appeared to sustain heavy damage after a fire tore through its roof and destroyed its central spire April 15. Read developing coverage here, and see the latest photos in this gallery.
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Julie Carriat, Reuters)
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Charles Platiau, Reuters)
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Charles Platiau, Reuters)
People look on as flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Charles Platiau, Reuters)
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Charles Platiau, Reuters)
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
People react near the Notre Dame Cathedral after it suffered heavy damage from a fire in Paris April 15, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
Scaffolding surrounds a section of Notre Dame Cathedral April 16, 2019, after a fire broke out in Paris. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the April 15 blaze could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
People travel past Notre Dame Cathedral April 16, 2019, after a fire broke out in the iconic Paris structure. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the April 15 fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Treasures saved from the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral are seen in a room in Paris’ city hall April 16, 2019, the morning after a massive fire devastated large parts of the cathedral. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the April 15 fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
A reliquary containing what tradition holds is Jesus’ crown of thorns is displayed during a ceremony at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris March 21, 2014. A major blaze engulfed the iconic cathedral April 15, 2019, sending pillars of flame and billowing smoke over the center of the French capital. (CNS photo/Philippe Wojazer, Reuters)
Smoke rises around the altar inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as a fire continues to smolder early April 16, 2019. Officials said the cause was not clear, but that the fire could be linked to renovation work. (CNS photo/Philippe Wojazer, Reuters)
Smoke rises around the altar in front of the cross inside the Notre Dame Cathedral as a fire continues to burn in Paris April 16, 2019. (CNS photo/Philippe Wojazer, Reuters pool)
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