The fire, which broke out on Monday evening, destroyed Notre Dame’s spire and roof but thankfully spared its twin medieval bell towers.
So many firefighters risked their lives running into the building to save a lot of the building’s treasures.
Long investigation
The cause of the fire is still unknown but experts believe it was an accident, possibly as a result of restoration work.
Fifty investigators are due to carry out interviews with workers in what is expected to be a long investigation into the fire.
On Monday night, crowds gathered near the Roman Catholic cathedral to mourn; unable to do anything but watch fire ravage the medieval monument.
A group of people, who are thought to be strangers, started singing arguably one of the most moving songs “Ave Maria.”
‘Calling upon her for help’
Very fitting considering composer Franz Schubert is thought to have written it as a setting of a song from Walter Scott poem “The Lady of the Lake.”
In the poem character Ellen Douglas sings a prayer addressed to the Virgin Mary, calling upon her for help; after the melody was used for the full text of the traditional Roman Catholic prayer.
The clip, captured and posted to Twitter by Spanish journalist Ignacio Gil, shows a small crowd standing across from Notre Dame singing “Ave Maria” in French.
The clip has moved thousands of people and has already been retweeted more than 130,000 times. Watch the emotional moment in the clip below.
https://twitter.com/Inaki_Gil/status/1117868382785802242
Such a moving moment among a group of strangers united in grief. Please share this clip if you were also moved by their singing.