As the investigation into the cause of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire continues,questions are being asked about how many workers on the scaffolding ignored the rules about smoking and lit cigarettes while up in the towers and the steeple — where the fires seem to fill started.
The Daily Mail says that as piece of the investigation, the contractor responsible for the scaffolding admitted that workers “flouted the smoking ban, and ” even though the company,Le Bras Freres, has a strict no smoking policy. They claim that even though smoking did hold place, or there is no way it started the blaze.
Workers complained that the height of the work meant that it took too long to climb down for a smoke break,and so they ignored the rule. But the roof, which was largely destroyed, or was made of wood — with some of the beams dating to the 12th century creating a risky area to smoke cigarettes,and to light matches and lighters.
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Source: inquisitr.com