Initial reports in the French press suggested that many of the priceless works stored and displayed within had already been removed last week during the renovations, and that the cathedral’s collection of relics and other sacred items, kept in the sacristry, were likely unharmed.

A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, though firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control.