WATCH: Singers gather near Notre Dame to sing hymns as the cathedral burned.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.David K. Li and Doha Madanion Monday, a city official said the structure of the building had been saved.
Those living near Notre Dame were evacuated as a precaution, the mayor's office said. The Paris prosecutors’ office ruled out arson and possible terror-related motives, and said it was treating the fire as an accident, The Associated Press reported.French President Emmanuel Macron thanked the hundreds of firefighters who showed"extreme courage and professionalism" to keep the cathedral from complete destruction during a news conference Monday night.
Macron said a national fundraising campaign to restore Notre Dame would be launched Tuesday, and he called on the world's"greatest talents" to help.
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