Notre Dame was 15-30 minutes away from burning down completely

We know since this morning that it was about 15 minutes or a half hour, said deputy interior minister Laurent Nuñez, at a press conference outside the cathedral of Notre-Dame on Tuesday.

the Building was saved, according to Nuñez of the around 20 firefighters who ”at the risk of their own lives” went into the cathedral's bell tower in order to prevent the spread.

praised the rescue in a speech broadcast on tv, at 20 o'clock on Tuesday night. He began by thanking all those who worked during the operation, and said that the fire reminds Paris that history is continuously written and never ceases.

– It is up to us to ensure that this strong nation is continuing, said Emmanuel Macron.

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to the Notre-Dame cathedral to be renovated and to be completed within five years.

"We will rebuild the Notre-Dame cathedral even more beautiful and I want it to be finished within five years, we can do it," says Macron in the century.

there are several examples of buildings and monuments which have been destroyed in various disasters, and then rebuilt. According to the president of the fire now be turned into an opportunity for people to unite in a ”national”, ”passionately French” projects.

– To become better than we already are, " says the Macron.

the President promised more speeches in the coming days.

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