What caused the fire at Notre Dame in Paris? Is it really caused by cigarette butts? Latest news on April 25, a contractor in charge of the renovation of Notre Dame in Paris admitted that some workers violated the Notre Dame's smoking ban and smoked in Notre Dame's building. But he denied it was linked to last week's fire at Notre Dame.
Le bras Freres, a scaffold company, is one of the contractors for the renovation of Notre Dame in Paris, according to Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore, on April 24. In an interview with AFP on Wednesday (24), a spokesman for the company said that some workers had admitted to the police that they smoked occasionally and said they deeply regretted it.
But the spokesman added that the Notre Dame fire 'could never have been caused by a cigarette butt. '
According to previous reports of observer.com, employees of the scaffolding company involved in the renovation of Notre Dame in Paris have said that the company has participated in the maintenance of many historic buildings in France, including the Louvre. When the fire broke out, none of the company's employees involved in the Notre Dame repair were present. At the same time, he noted that all safety and fire protection requirements had been met.
It is understood that at 18:50 on Monday (15th) local time (0:50 on 16th Beijing time), the fire began to spread from the top of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, two thirds of the roof was destroyed, the 800 year old landmark minaret collapsed, and some stone domes and wooden beams were also burned and damaged, but two clock towers and most of the works of art survived.