FILE images of Notre-Dame cathedral An inferno at Notre-Dame cathedral is finally extinguished at dawn after twelve hours of firefighting by the Paris fire brigade. The spire, roof and frame collapsed and the rooster on the spire melted. A few days before the fire, statues that have adorned Notre-Dame's roof had been removed for renovation, allowing them to narrowly escape the disaster. FILE IMAGES of Notre-Dame cathedral, especially the roof and spire