Investigators are looking into what exactly caused the flames but as of right now, officials are treating it as an accident.
Meanwhile, Robert Zaretsky, a professor of modern European history at the University of Houston, tells Channel 2, the Notre Dame Cathedral has been through more than 800 years of history.
It transcends race and religion. People all over the world, including here in Houston, are devastated and heartbroken.
«It was surreal, just knowing that we were here and we sat outside and looked at it before we even went in,» said Jasmine Harrison, a resident in Houston.
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is visited by millions of people each year. Harrison said she took several pictures of the Notre Dame Cathedral when she visited with friends just last month.
