A year after blaze, Notre Dame restoration halted by virus

Paris • Notre Dame Cathedral stands crippled and isolated, locked in a dangerous web of warped metal scaffolding a year after a devastating fire gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world.Some of the 40,000 bars — erected for an earlier renovation project — melted in the intense blaze April 15, 2019. The unstable scaffolding now endangers the Gothic jewel that for many embodies the soul of France.The restoration of the landmark from the 12th and 13th c