- Title: Paris prepares for lead decontamination around fire ravaged Notre-Dame
- Date: 13th August 2019
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (AUGUST 13, 2019) (REUTERS) FIRE-RAVAGED NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL SEEN FROM BEHIND METAL FENCE AS TRUCK PARKS IN STREET DURING PREPARATION FOR LEAD CLEANUP VARIOUS OF WORKERS PUTTING UP BARRICADES AROUND NOTRE-DAME WORKERS CARRYING BARRICADE IN FRONT OF NOTRE-DAME POLICE VANS AND PASSERSBY
- Embargoed: 27th August 2019 11:07
- Keywords: Notre Dame fire Paris lead contamination cleanup construction tourists
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA001AS1X3D3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Construction workers put up metal fences around Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Tuesday (August 13) in preparation for a lead decontamination operation in the aftermath of the blaze that ravaged the beloved monument.
The April 15 inferno melted hundreds of tonnes of lead in the cathedral's spire and roof. Unusually high levels of lead were later detected in the air and nearby buildings, including primary schools.
France's culture ministry is spearheading the lead cleanup in streets, while Paris City Hall has started decontamination operations in three schools in the surrounding zone.
The operation comes after French environmental protection group Robin des Bois filed a suit alleging lives were deliberately endangered after the Notre-Dame fire as authorities failed to protect people from lead that spewed into the area.
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