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Jul 19, 2019 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
After a fire devastated Notre-Dame in April, we launched an investigation into what happened.
We found that an early miscommunication led to a delay that put the cathedral dangerously close to collapsing. This is the story of how it was saved. #NotreDame
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At 6:18 pm on April 15, a smoke alarm went off at Notre-Dame. A guard was sent to check for fire, but he found nothing.
Nearly 30 minutes passed before they realized a critical mistake: the guard had gone to the wrong building.