Notre-Dame's main structure 'saved and preserved': Paris fire official

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AFP Paris
Last Updated : Apr 16 2019 | 2:50 AM IST

The main structure of Notre-Dame cathedral in central Paris has been saved after hours of fire-fighting to put out a devastating blaze, the city's top fire official has said.

"We can consider that the main structure of Notre-Dame has been saved and preserved," Paris fire brigade chief Jean-Claude Gallet told reporters outside the cathedral, adding it appeared that the two main towers of the building had now been saved.

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First Published: Apr 16 2019 | 2:50 AM IST

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