Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and other historic buildings are constantly under threat from fire, especially during conservation work, something experts say can be mitigated but never eliminated. “Everyone who is responsible for significant cultural assets will be thinking about how they might prevent an incident like the Notre Dame fire happening,” said Peter Aiers, chief executive of the Churches Conservation Trust in London. “There will be many reviews of policy, procedure and practice undertaken in the very near future,...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 16, 2019 11:38 UTC