Modern Technology Helped To Put Out Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
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Notre Dame on fire, view from Saint-Michel an hour into the fire (Attribution: Milliped, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Fire at early stage from the south at Notre Dame, April 2019 (Attribution: Wandrille de Preville, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Wooden spire before its collapse at Notre Dame, April of 2019 (Attribution: Antoninnnn, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)
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While undergoing renovation and restoration, the roof of Notre-Dame caught fire on the evening of April 15, 2019. Burning for around 15 hours, the cathedral sustained serious damage, including the destruction of the spire and most of the lead-covered wooden roof above the stone vaulted ceiling. The video “Notre Dame fire: Historic cathedral could be lost forever as flames continue to burn in Paris“, below:
In order to extinguish the Notre Dame Cathedral fire, it took more than hundreds of first responders, but also modern technology. A water cannon robot called Colossus was sent in, being able to withstand water exposure and thermal radiation. Paris fighters also utilized drones to obtain bird’s eye views of the flames’ progression and to identify key areas to aim hoses. These flying and water-spouting gadgets helped to contain the blaze of this 850 year old cathedral. The video “How tech helped put out the Notre Dame Cathedral fire“, below:
President Emmanuel Macron promised that France would restore the cathedral and launched a fundraising campaign bringing in pledges of €800 million within 24 hours. It has been estimated that restoration could require twenty years or more. Within a day after the tragic fire that destroyed much of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, donations have flooded in, with nearly $1 billion just from a handful of French wealthy citizens and companies, to fund the rebuilding of this 850 year old landmark. The video “Notre Dame: Priceless artifacts saved from blaze, BBC News“, below:
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Gathered, written, and posted by Windermere Sun-Susan Sun Nunamaker
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