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Mediaeval but 19th century. unlike the spire, they were saved. firefighters knew not to spray them with water or they'd have shattered. the disaster, for them, ironically, is an opportunity to remove 200 years of dirt. translation: it's a human grease from the breath - of millions of worshippers, plus the soot from the candles and the stains left by condensation. it has all left its mark. it may still look like an unimaginably complicated task, but in fact the reconstruction of notre dame has been advancing much quicker than the doubters ever thought was possible. just in the last few days, th...

They were saved. firefighters knew not to spray them with water or they'd have shattered. the disasterfor them, ironically, is an opportunity to remove 200 years of dirt. translation: it's a human grease from the breath - of millions of worshippers, soot from the candles and the stains left by condensation. it has all left its mark. it may still look like an unimaginably complicated task, but the reconstruction of notre dame has been advancing much quicker than the doubters ever thought was possible. just in the last few days, the base of the spire which we saw being assembled earlier has been...

Faire to reach this goal. inside the cathedral, it's still a sci—fi film decor of metal. scaffolding reaches up to the vast hole which was once the roof. but everywhere, craftsmen and women are at their work of architectural healing. one of the big tasks has been treating the stained glass. like the spire, these windows are not in fact mediaeval but 19th century. unlike the spire, they were saved. firefighters knew not to spray them with water or they'd have shattered. the disaster, for them, ironically, is an opportunity to remove 200 years of dirt. translation: it's a human grease from the...

With the health hazards. what more to we know about the dangers? >> reporter: we're waiting for more testing data that we were told yesterday might be released today. no word yet on if that is still expected at this point, but i can tell you that even though the fire is now fully extinguiexti extinguished according to the city, we're actually further away from ground zero than we were yesterday this morning as our team began making its way toward the site or some of our team members noticed a smell, a taste, and the appearance of what they believe to be debris from this site, and we were told ...

DEP officials say the new bus models significantly reduce exposure to chemicals and particulate matter, which can contain dirt and soot.