Notre-Dame fire

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Notre-Dame fire

Notre-Dame de Paris aflame as seen from Square René-Viviani
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Date	15 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-15)
Time	18:18 CEST (16:18 UTC)
Duration	15 hours[1]
Venue	Notre-Dame de Paris
Location	Paris, France
Coordinates	48°51′11″N 2°21′00″E / 48.8530°N 2.3500°E / 48.8530; 2.3500
Cause	Unknown (possibly accidental)
Deaths	0[2]
Non-fatal injuries	3[3][4]
Property damage	Roof and spire destroyed; windows and vaulted ceilings damaged

On 15 April 2019, at 18:18 CEST, a structural fire broke out in the roof space of Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France.

The fire, which investigators believe was started by a cigarette or an electrical short circuit,^[5] destroyed the cathedral's wooden spire (flèche) and most of the wooden roof and severely damaged the cathedral's upper walls. The vaulted stone ceiling largely contained the burning roof as it collapsed, preventing extensive damage to the interior. Many works of art and religious relics were moved to safety, but others suffered smoke damage, and some of the exterior art was damaged or destroyed. The cathedral's altar, two pipe organs, and three 13th-century rose windows suffered little or no damage. Three emergency workers were injured. The fire contaminated the site and nearby areas of Paris with toxic dust and lead.^[6]

The cathedral was closed immediately. Two days after the blaze, French president Emmanuel Macron set a five-year deadline to restore it.^[7] Notre-Dame did not hold a Christmas Mass in 2019 for the first time since 1803.^[8] By September 2021, donors had contributed over €840 million to the rebuilding effort.^[9]

The cathedral reopened on 7 December 2024 after three years of reconstruction.^[10][11]