Explained: How Notre Dame’s age, design fueled fire and foiled firefighters | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: How Notre Dame’s age, design fueled fire and foiled firefighters | Explained News, The Indian Express

By AP |New York |Updated: April 16, 2019 7:55:03 am

Explained: How Notre Dame’s age, design fueled fire and foiled firefighters

Notre Dame fire: Is there anything firefighters could have done to control the blaze that tore through Paris' historic Cathedral sooner?

Flames and smoke rise as the spire of Notre Dame cathedral is on fire in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo: Dominique Bichon)

Is there anything firefighters could have done to control the blaze that tore through Paris’ historic Notre Dame Cathedral sooner? Experts say the combination of a structure that’s more than 850 years old, built with heavy timber construction and soaring open spaces, and lacking sophisticated fire-protection systems led to the quick rise of flames Monday, which jeopardized the entire cathedral before firefighters brought the blaze under control.