Notre Dame A Raging Fire in Troubled Times

Notre Dame is of the most iconic churches I have ever seen in Paris. In a city that’s completely studded with churches, Notre Dame’s unique architecture and breathtaking glass paintings made it stand out. It was thus devastating to see it ravaged by fire this year.

Fire is all consuming, and while it was heartbreaking to see parts of the church succumb to the fire it was also heartening to see a new innovation in firefighting emerge. For the first time, I saw that a robot called “Colossus” was being used to put out the fire.

Robots have been increasingly popular in many fields, but never heard of it in fire safety. This particular robot was critical in helping to put out the raging red flames inside parts of the church that wasn’t safe to access by human firefighters. Damage to physical property should be contained but never at the cost of human lives. Noble firefighters risk their lives daily putting out fires (with many injuries affecting them later in life too) and this is an excellent innovation that could very well be the future of fire safety!

As the resurrection of Notre Dame begins, I hope this ushers a new era in fire safety and helps firefighters without them having to pay the ultimate price.