{"id":12240,"date":"2019-04-18T15:07:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T19:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=12240"},"modified":"2019-04-18T15:07:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T19:07:54","slug":"update-on-notre-dame-fire-heres-what-we-know-about-what-started-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/update-on-notre-dame-fire-heres-what-we-know-about-what-started-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE on Notre Dame Fire: Here\u2019s what we know about what started the fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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GELLER REPORT<\/strong>, by Pamela Geller — April 17, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1) the workers who were refurbishing the roof of \nNotre-Dame are among the best specialized craftsmen in the world, \nconcerning the restauration of medieval monuments (their title is \n\u201cMeilleur Ouvrier de France\u201d).They love their work, and take all the \nnecessary precautions. They have worked in many rooms of the Castle of \nVersailles, they have restored many churches and cathedrals. For \nexample, they worked during more than 20 years on the marvelous \nStrasbourg cathedral (I lived in Strasbourg and saw their progress), and\n there was never a single problem.<\/em><\/p>

2) the workers stopped at 6:00 PM, the fire started at 6:50 PM, near scaffoldings, used to climb there.<\/em><\/p>

3) no electricity was allowed near the roof, because it was made \nin wood and as a matter of security, every inflamable thing was banned \ntoo. So, to have a fire there, someone needed to bring something.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Here is the latest update<\/em><\/strong> from Maxime L\u00e9pante, our French correspondent in France (emphasis is mine):<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is an update about what we know today about the fire that destroyed the roof and parts of the vaults of Notre-Dame:<\/p>

1) Restoration work hadn\u2019t started on the roof. The scaffolding were \nstill being put in place. The architect in chief of the \u201cMonuments \nHistoriques\u201d (\u201cHistorical Monuments\u201d, the administration that maintains \nand repairs monuments in France), Philippe Villeneuve, who was \nresponsible for the refurbishing of the spire of Notre-Dame, has stated \nthat : \u201cWork had not started yet, scaffoldings were still being built\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>

2) Everything was done to avoid any source of heat near the wood of \nthe roof. No electrical plug, no welding were allowed. So, Philippe \nVilleneuve says : \u201cThe hot spot hypothesis is therefore not the right one\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>

3) The head of the company that was building the scaffoldings (Europe\n Echafaudage) (Europe Scaffolding), Julien Le Bras, was interviewed by a\n French TV (BFM) : \u201cAll I can say for the time being is that at \nthe moment of the fire, absolutely none of the employees of my company \nwas present on site\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>

4) He added : \u201cAll safety procedures on the Notre-Dame de Paris site have been respected\u201d.<\/p>

5) One of my friend sent me an email concerning the security on the \nroof of Notre-Dame. She has a diploma in Art history and studied in the \n\u201cEcole du Louvre\u201d (\u201cLouvre School\u201d, were students learn art history and \nrestoration processes) : \u201cI visited the framing of Notre Dame \nwith architects of the \u201cB\u00e2timents de France\u201d (\u201cBuildings of France\u201d, the\n highest rank for an architect in France), some years ago. This 13th \ncentury timber frame was extremely protected. Each intervention is \nalways accompanied by historians, architects, experts; no work is \nenvisaged without extreme caution; no source of heat, no torch, no \nelectrical apparatus is allowed; a high-performance alarm system is in \nplace; and very strict supervision of all people allowed there. I think \nwe will eventually learn that this was arson.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

6) So, as I said yesterday, with all these security measures, to have a fire on the roof of Notre-Dame, someone had to bring something there, and lit it up.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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View the complete article including image and links at:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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