“Thank you to the @PompiersParis, policemen and municipal agents who made a tremendous human chain to save the works of #NotreDame. The crown of thorns, the tunic of Saint Louis and several other major works are now in a safe place,” Paris Mayor Anne Hildago tweeted.
Amid the stories of disaster and devastation after the fire at the Notre Dame de Paris, a bit of good news has arrived.
Paris Mayor Anne Hildago tweeted on Monday night that members of the Paris fire brigade, the city's police department and others formed a human chain to pass the crown of thorns and other relics out of the cathedral as the fire burned. "Good news: all the works of art were saved. The treasure of the Cathedral is intact, the Crown of thorns, the Holy Sacraments. #NOTRE_DAME,' Delesalle said.
While it is unknown what started the fire, some officials told reporters on scene that it could be linked to the renovation of the World Heritage site. French president Emmanuel Macron said that France will work to rebuild the cathedral,"We will rebuild Notre Dame because it is what the French expect of us, it is what our history deserves, it is, in the deepest sense, our destiny."
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