Posted on 04/16/2019 8:34:04 AM PDT by Red Badger
Julien Le Bras had vowed that his building firm would 'not put the building at risk' when it won the contract
He said 'there is no question that we will put any pressure' on the spire of the cathedral - which fell last night
French investigators are now probing the renovation work as they examine the causes of Monday's huge fire ============================================================================
A young construction boss boasted about his firm's ability to protect historic sites when it won a contract to repair the spire of Notre Dame, MailOnline can reveal.
Julien Le Bras declared last year: 'Our first thought is to protect the values of historical buildings, it's in our DNA.'
His company, Le Bras Freres, a small company known as the 'Cathedral Restorers', had won the £5million contract to repair the spire of the Paris landmark.
Today craftsmen from the company were being questioned by investigators after the spire came crashing down in Monday's blaze, which caused such extensive damage that experts believe it could take decades to repair.
Investigators believe the devastating blaze started in the roof cavity below the spire where the work, which included the use of electric tools, was being carried out.
The blaze began at around 6.50pm but workers would reportedly have downed tools between 5pm and 5.30pm.
Mr le Bras told reporters at the scene: 'We want more than anyone for light to be shed on the origin of this drama.'
He said his company has 12 workers involved in the refurbishment, though none were on site at the time of the fire.
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Especially considering there have been suspicious church fires in France recently, and it was Notre Dame that burned during Holy Week.
Most people were probably not thinking "construction accident" as the first likely cause.
Also it needed to be constantly renovated year round- Up to now they had managed to do that without burning it up😒.
Any idea what could have been done as part of the construction that could cause the fire?
Hmm, and yet the media says it was an accident. I suppose it's possible but could it be Muslims committing arson? The MSM won't even let such speculation surface.
What ere their names and who else gained access under the cover of "construction" access. Are there cameras?
When I hear a bunch of hoofbeats behind me, I don't expect to turn around and see zebras.
Yep, just long enough for the Amish guy to leave a hot welder leaning against some wood.
“Note Dame needs to take its security out of the hands of frenchmen.”
. . . and into the hands of the Germans! (oh wait, ummmm)
See #88...................
Not sure a terrorist group wouldn’t have taken credit for this by now or tried so hard to make it look like an accident during renovation.
Seems more legit to ask if one of the 12 “workers” left equipment running.
That said, if it’s a loan wolf, I’d be checking the payroll of the contracting company.
vous
vu would be as in deja vu
(no offense intended)
I have no bone to pick with fire-watch, hot work permits and all that sort of thing that I used repeatedly in my career.
However:
Everyone should be aware that the first alarm was at 6:20 and the FD checked it out and then LEFT. 25 Minutes later the Cathedral fire is fully underway.
If this was the contractor’s fire detection that alarmed and then was not sufficiently checked out, we need to rethink a ready scapegoat.
[Los Pollos Hermanos]
The Chicken Brothers?
[it’s in our DNA]
Heh. Heard this idiotic line on “Buying Jets” or whatever the name of the show is. The guy was attempting some branding of some sort and it just sounded trite after he repeated it multiple times.
[and the FD checked it out and then LEFT]
oh my
Any idea what could have been done as part of the construction that could cause the fire?
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They were working on the spire, so welding isn’t out of the question.
I only saw three full episodes. Probably while staying in a hotel.
One with the guy in the wheelchair and Gus(?) in the suit there.
The other was the very last episode with the Cadillac.
Those two were pretty interesting.
I saw the previous episode where he buys the Cadillac but don’t remember much about it.
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