The scene inside Notre Dame Cathedral after the fire

The fire damaged the church roof, but the main compartment and church frame structure did not suffer much damage.

French media on April 16 announced the first images inside Notre Dame Cathedral, a famous historical religious building that was partly destroyed in a major fire that broke out on April 15.The fire nearly destroyed the dome of the Notre Dame Cathedral, collapsing the sharp tower.In the picture, the fire still smoldered above the dome tens of meters high of the church.

After hours of spraying fire on the dome, firefighters controlled the fire at 0:00 on April 16 and began to advance inside the church.The main hall of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris did not suffer much damage in the fire, despite suffering many debris from the falling dome.

Firefighters stand in the main hall of the church.Paris officials said the main frame structure of the church was not destroyed during the fire.

Firefighters bring fire hydrants into the church to extinguish the still smoldering fire and cool down the structures inside the building.

Police said many statues, objects of invaluable cultural and historical value were promptly moved outside the church before and during the fire.

Before that, the fire suddenly flared up and damaged the church roof.Fires occur when this 850-year-old structure is undergoing renovation.

Fire and smoke rose from Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15.According to the initial assessment, the cause of the fire may be due to negligence during the restoration of the church.The Paris fire department did not use airplanes or helicopters to extinguish the fire because it thought that the huge mass of water falling from above could cause this historic building to collapse.

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