Notre Dame fire: Authorities blame renovations for massive blaze.

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The fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris continued to burn into the night Monday, but after a day of fighting the blaze, the smoke began to thin, offering hope that parts of the iconic Gothic structure could be salvaged. The city fire chief announced that the main structure of the church—the two landmark rectangular towers—have been saved, but that two-thirds of the roof along with the spire had been destroyed. The preliminary assessments of the cause of the fire continue to point towards this being an accident associated with renovations being made to the structure. There have been reports of some artifacts, including the Crown of Thorns and the Tunic of St Louis, being recovered from the blaze, but the fate of numerous priceless pieces remains unclear.

Smoke rises around the alter in front of the cross inside the Notre Dame Cathedral as a fire continues to burn in Paris, France, April 16, 2019.REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool

In a speech outside the stricken cathedral Monday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron said “the worst has been avoided.” Macron also pledged to rebuild Notre Dame. “Notre Dame is our history, our imagination, where we’ve lived all our great moments, and is the epicentre of our lives,” Macron said. “It’s the story of our books, our paintings. It’s the cathedral for all French people, even if they have never been. But it is burning and I know this sadness will be felt by all of our citizens.”

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#BREAKING Notre-Dame's main structure is "saved and preserved" after fire.#NotreDame #Paris pic.twitter.com/eToNspGZXv
— Notre-Dame Cathedral (@CathedraleNotre) April 15, 2019

The emotional address capped an emotional day in the capital city after smoke began to creep out from the roof of the iconic structure around 6.:30 p.m.

Videos, like this one by the French journalist Thomas Vampouille, showed the massive blaze extending across almost the entire roof of the building:

Le feu s’étend à toute la toiture #NotreDamedeParis pic.twitter.com/42wcwKJ3na
— Thomas Vampouille (@tomvampouille) April 15, 2019

A major operation by the fire department was quickly underway, and the area around the cathedral was cleared. The Paris fire department said the only known injury so far was to a fire fighter.

A close-up of flames on the roof of the cathedral. — Smoke and flames rise during a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday.Francois Guillot/Getty Images

Throughout the afternoon, authorities attributed the fire to ongoing renovation work:

Fire at Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral was started by accident and is related to ongoing work, according to France 2, citing police. Either way it is terrible and a hideous blow to the symbolic heart of the city
— Luke Baker (@BakerLuke) April 15, 2019

The cathedral’s famous spire collapsed.

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And down goes the Notre Dame spire. This is truly unbelievable.
(h/t @H_Miser) pic.twitter.com/8HrQ7iAA8J
— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenezCNN) April 15, 2019

While there continues to be no evidence of foul play here, there have been a spate of attacks against Catholic churches across France in recent weeks, including one instance of arson at the Church of St. Sulpice in Paris in March.

The cathedral, built in the 12^thand 13^thcenturies, is currently undergoing a $12.4 million renovation to repair “damage inflicted by time, pollution and the weather.”

This post has been updated with breaking news.

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