Nearly 200 thousand bees who lived on Notre Dame's roof have escaped fire

I received a call from the spokesman of Nore Dameı, Andre Finor, who said there were bees flying in and out of the hives, which means they're still alive”, Geant said. And I saw that the hives weren't burned, but I couldn't tell if the bees survived. Now I know there's activity there and it's a great relief”, he said.

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Geant says the hives are not affected by fire because they are located 30m below the peak where the fire broke out, reports CNN, broadcast Koha.net.

They weren't in the middle of the fire, if they were, they wouldn't be able to save”, says Geant. “Cossheres are made of wood, so they would have been destroyed by fire”.

“The wax melts to 63 degrees, if the hive had reached this temperature then the wax would have melted by attaching the bees together”.

Although the hives are likely filled with smoke, this does not affect bees the way people would be, Geant explains.

“Blettes don't have lungs like in”, he said. And secondly, for centuries with bees we've used the smokeers”.

I was extremely upset about Nore Dame's, because it's a beautiful building and as a Catholic means a lot to me. But to hear that bees have lived, that's wonderful”, he added.

Thank God the fire didn't touch them, it's a miracle”, he said.