How the Notre Dame Cathedral fire spread so fast
(Times are Paris local time; all times approximate)
Monday 6:50 p.m.
Fire is discovered in wood timbers of cathedral attic.
7:05 p.m.
Fire spreads rapidly across the roof toward the cathedral spire.
7:53 p.m.
The burning spire collapses.
8:07 p.m.
The cathedral roof collapses in flames.
11 p.m.
Paris fire officials say the fire is extinguished and the cathedral “has been saved and preserved as a whole.”