Notre Dame fire: lead contamination clean-up begins around cathedral
(The Guardian France)

Area around cathedral sealed off for 10 days to remove hazardous dust from 400 tons of leadClean-up workers have begun a huge `decontamination` operation around Notre Dame Cathedral after a health scare over lead particles from the fire.It is the second attempt to remove hazardous dust spread across a swath of central Paris that settled on homes, schools and on the ground after the blaze in April, which destroyed the cathedral´s roof and spire.The race to restore Notre Dame cathedral has topped EUR1bn (£865m) in donations. Continue reading...