You have probably been hearing of the Notre Dame since you were born since it has been there since the fourteenth century. Various historical figures had their coronations in the Notre Dame, making it an excellent site. The Notre Dame got attention from UNESCO in the late twentieth century, where it was declared a world heritage site. Early this year, there was an accident in the Notre Dame. The media had a field day when the cathedral caught fire. A lot of investigations have been done to look into what happened to the Notre Dame, and we will be giving a summary of the events in this article.
You would be surprised to learn that the fire that almost destroyed the cathedral did not start on the fateful day, but was the aftermath of a mistake made at the turn of the century. Some years ago, various firefighters and architects came together and came up with standard safety measures for the cathedral seeing as none were in place. If polycarbonate translucent wall panels were used during the construction of the Notre Dame, the need for safety precautions would have been less. The team discussed installing an automatic sprinkler system in the attic, but later voted against it because this would have interfered with the original design of the cathedral. At the time, nobody thought that this error would almost bring the foundation that has been in existence for all these years to an end.
The fire was detected too late, which would not have been the case had translucent wall panels been in place. It was a mistake for the security guards to be notified of the fire rather than the fire department because it took the guard sent to look into the situation a long time to confirm the fire, partly because he was new on the job and not yet conversant with all the sections of the cathedral.
When the security guards finally notified the firefighters, it was too late, and the fire was impossible to put out from the inside. The cathedral’s spire had weakened owing to the fire, causing the roof to collapse, which is why firefighters were asked to evacuate before much was done. Since putting out the fire took too long, the altar and the roof of the cathedral were completely destroyed.
People offered different ideas on how the rebuilding of the cathedral. While others were of the idea that the cathedral should be restored to its original design, others suggested that modern designs such as the use of translucent wall panels be used. The media circled around the idea of translucent wall panels being used in the reconstruction of the cathedral. Many people were for the idea of translucent wall panels being used because they would have allowed the cathedral to unfold into an open-air gathering. Most officials, however, voted against the translucent wall idea. Officials are still planning for the reconstruction of the Notre Dame.