Alarm Was Raised 23 Minutes Before the Notre Dame Blaze Was Detected

The massive fire that destroyed much of Paris’s famed Notre Dame cathedral Monday night left destruction and hope.

PARIS—An alarm was raised at Notre Dame at 6:20 p.m. on Monday night—23 minutes before the structure was engulfed in flames—but officials found no sign of a fire. Firefighters who responded to a second alert raced to the scene but were unable to tame an inferno that ripped through the 12th century cathedral for the next 9 hours. Once the flames were extinguished, there was a sense of relief that many of the ancient artefacts had been saved but the integrity of the Gothic stone building could still be unstable. Two-thirds of the timber roof is gone—it had been crafted from more than 13,000 oak trees, an entire forest reduced to kindling. Preliminary images of the devastated interior reveal a gaping hole where the 300-foot wooden spire once stood and smoke rising from the ashes of burning pews.

Paris public prosecutor Rémy Heitz announced on Tuesday that a full investigation would uncover how a massive fire was allowed to gut the cathedral. “What we know at this stage is that there was an initial alarm at 6:20 p.m., followed by a procedure to verify this but no fire as found,” Heitz explained. “Then, there was a second alarm at 6:43 p.m. and at that point a fire was detected in the structure.” “The investigation is going to be long and complex,” he added. “We are in the process of interviewing witnesses.”

In the morning rain early Tuesday, Parisians and visitors gathered on the banks of the Seine to mourn the loss of a landmark that, for many, was personal. “This is a very meaningful spot for me,” said Heidi Waterfall, an American living in in Paris. “I feel a strong spiritual power when I go inside. I feel peace and joy.” The South Dakota native had watched in stunned silence, tears rolling down her face, as the cathedral burned and then she heard a chorus she will never forget, the strains of people singing the Hail Mary. Whenever friends visit, the family takes them to see the cathedral. “My middle son always grumbled to go, but last night he said, ‘I’d give anything to go back one more time’,” she said.

Investigators from the Paris public prosecutor’s office launched an investigation into what is for now being called “the unintentional destruction by fire.” They have identified and interviewed some of the construction workers who had been working on the €6 million ($6.8 million), four-year renovation project, which began last April. The restoration of the spire, which crumbled within the first hour of the blaze, was the first phase of a larger, 20-year renovation project on the rest of the cathedral. Some 500,000 steel tubes were brought to the cathedral last summer to construct massive, 300-foot scaffolding around the spire. The ugly, cage-like scaffolding had become a part of the Parisian skyline, as is often the case with the city’s centuries-old monuments under repair.

According to Heitz, some five different construction companies were involved in the ongoing restoration of the cathedral's iconic spire. The work was being overseen by Le Bras Frères, a company headquartered west of the French city of Metz. Founded in 1954, Le Bras Frères specializes in the restoration of historic monuments. Prior to the start of the Notre Dame project, the company had already worked on several of France's historical churches, including those in Amiens, Reims, and Poitiers. Some of the company's workers even appeared in a recent spot about the restoration on the France 1 network, during which they proudly showed reporters around the site. Today, hours after the last embers were extinguished, Le Bras Frères is being subjected to a different kind of attention. A representative of the company refused to answer questions from French reporters on Tuesday, only acknowledging that the investigation was underway. "We will communicate when we are able to, and when we have all the information," a representative of the company told regional daily, Lorraine Actu.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/paris-notre-dame-fire-extinguished-revealing-massive-damage-to-the-800-year-old-landmark-situation-still-precarious

The hero who saved the Crown of Thorns: Fire brigade chaplain entered flaming Notre Dame to recover holy relic - three years after he bravely helped Bataclan terror victims

Jean-Marc Fournier saved the Crown of Thorns from the blazing Notre Dame

Paris Fire Brigade chaplain also rescued the Blessed Sacrament from cathedral

Father Fournier described as a 'hero' for 'showing no fear' and saving the relics

In 2015 he also rushed inside the Bataclan where Islamic State militants killed 89

A French priest who helped the wounded in the Bataclan terror attack on Paris and who survived an ambush in Afghanistan also emerged as a hero of the Notre Dame fire today. Jean-Marc Fournier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, rushed straight for the relics housed in the cathedral to rescue the the Blessed Sacrament and the Crown of Thorns relics from the blazing building on Monday night. It was feared that both religious artefacts would be lost as flames engulfed the medieval building, but Father Fournier made sure they were taken to safety. Four years ago he also comforted the wounded after the worst terrorist attack on Paris this century when 89 people were massacred at the Eagles of Death Metal concert in 2015. During his time as an army chaplain, Father Fournier, survived an ambush in which 10 soldiers were killed.

Etienne Loraillere, an editor for France's KTO Catholic television network, said Father Fournier 'went with the firefighters into Notre Dame Cathedral to save the Crown of Thorns and the Blessed Sacrament'. This was confirmed by an emergency services source who said: 'Father Fournier is an absolute hero. 'He showed no fear at all as he made straight for the relics inside the Cathedral, and made sure they were saved. He deals with life and death every day, and shows no fear.'

The blaze erupted in the medieval UNESCO world heritage landmark in the French capital on Monday, sending its spire and roof crashing to the ground as flames and clouds of smoke billowed into the sky. One of the cathedral's most precious objects, the Crown of Thorns is purported to have been worn by Jesus Christ on the cross when he was crucified. Records of its existence begin in the sixth century AD, when it is believed to have been kept in Jerusalem by Christians. During the Crusades in 1238, the Latin Emperor of Constantinople gave it to King Louis IX to win his support and try and preserve his crumbling empire. Although the crown itself was saved from the fire last night, a small fragment of the it had been kept in the spire and is therefore believed to have burned to ashes. The fire, which at one point threatened the entire edifice, was brought under control early on Tuesday about nine hours after it broke out.

Father Fournier rushed inside the Bataclan music venue in Paris on November 13 2015, when ISIS militants murdered 89 people using guns and explosives. The modest chaplain prayed over the dead, and comforted those who were injured or had lost loved ones. 'I gave collective absolution, as the Catholic Church authorises me,' father Fournier said at the time. Father Fournier, who is in his 50s, started his career as Catholic priest in Germany, and then moved to the Sarthe department of France. He joined the armed forces diocese in 2004, spending seven years working with the army all over the world. In Afghanistan he was involved in an ambush in which 10 soldiers were killed. Father Fournier said: 'On my first trip to Afghanistan, I was seized by fear – everything I saw could potentially be dangerous, as we had learned during training courses.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6927345/Fire-chaplain-helped-Bataclan-victims-entered-burning-Notre-Dame-save-Crown-Thorns-relic.html

>>6199232

That could be, however this article I think gives us an idea of the direction they plan to take >>6199268

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>>6199287

Here are my thoughts… said hero, will be blamed for the fire, with the idea that he thrives on heroism, some kind of sick mind attached to it, which no doubt happened to him in Afganistan..

Fire breaks out near mosque on Temple Mount

The Marwani Prayer Hall, also known as Solomon's Stables, is located at the base of the corner of the Temple Mount where the Southern and Eastern walls meet, near the stairs up to the Al Aqsa Mosque.

A fire broke out on the Temple Mount near Solomon's Stables on Monday evening, RT news reported. "The Fire broke out in the guard's room outside the roof of the Marwani Prayer Hall," according to the Wafa news agency. The fire was quickly put out by the Waqf with no injuries or interior damage reported.

The Marwani Prayer Hall, also known as Solomon's Stables, is located at the base of the corner of the Temple Mount where the Southern and Eastern walls meet, near the stairs up to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The fire occurred above the prayer hall, in an open area on the Temple Mount itself.

The cause of the fire has not been determined, but the director general of the Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, told Jordan's Al-Mamlaka that the fire may have been caused by children. PA President Mahmoud Abbas warned anyone against targeting the holy site, stressing the need to preserve Al-Aqsa's "great religious and humanitarian value."

https://www.jpost.com/OMG/Fire-breaks-out-near-mosque-on-Temple-Mount-586985

CIA director helped Trump debug Oval Office

CIA Director Gina Haspel was briefing President Trump shortly after she took over the agency when the president became distracted by flies swarming around the Oval Office. After leaving the meeting, Haspel sent Trump flypaper, according to the New York Times. The gesture was described by the publication as one of the ways Haspel has used her observational spy skills to connect with the president who is often dismissive of the intelligence community. It was also another instance of Trump becoming distracted by the insects during meetings in the Oval Office. The Washington Post reported in 2017 Trump once asked his then-chief of staff Reince Priebus to kill a fly buzzing overhead. The West Wing has a regular issue with flies.

During the Obama years, anti-insect lights were installed in the National Security Council suite and lower press office. Staffers were given fly swatters. Former President Barack Obama himself even chased down the insects.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cia-director-helped-trump-debug-oval-office

Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills to Connect With Trump. He Doesn’t Always Listen.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/us/politics/gina-haspel-trump.html

Trump once asked Reince Priebus to kill a fly in the Oval Office: Report

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-once-asked-reince-priebus-to-kill-a-fly-in-the-oval-office-report

What Has 132 Rooms and Flies?

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/us/politics/18fly.html