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8. Notre Dame cathedral on fire

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 01:22 PM

Apr 2019

Notre Dame cathedral has caught fire, according to the Parisian fire service and eyewitnesses.

Footage posted online shows a large fire engulfing the upper part of the cathedral.

A major operation was under way, the fire department added, while a city hall spokesman said on Twitter that the area was being cleared.

This is a breaking news story. More to follow.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/15/notre-dame-cathedral-fire/

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BREAKING ON MSNBC: Notre Dame Cathederal in Paris is on fire. [View all] TruckFump Apr 2019 OP

Video TruckFump Apr 2019 #1

Live Video OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #74

Noooooooo!!!!! Jeroen Apr 2019 #2

Twitter has all sorts of videos TruckFump Apr 2019 #5

Yes, it does. n/t Jeroen Apr 2019 #19

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #3

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2019 #9

Looks like it was alerted and removed. Good! fleur-de-lisa Apr 2019 #14

As Emily Litella used to say....."never mind!" George II Apr 2019 #15

OMG, how awful! greatauntoftriplets Apr 2019 #4

Tragic. Hope contained and minimal damage?? Evolve Dammit Apr 2019 #6

I was reading elsewhere that it is out of control sweetloukillbot Apr 2019 #47

Oh, heavens NO! That place is magical--even for then non-religious. hlthe2b Apr 2019 #7

Notre Dame cathedral on fire OneBlueDotBama Apr 2019 #8

Terrible. LisaM Apr 2019 #10

WaPo had a breaking BumRushDaShow Apr 2019 #11

I am about as far BigOleDummy Apr 2019 #12

Totally agree. TruckFump Apr 2019 #16

Nothing yet from Pompiers de Paris mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #13

Looks bad from the outside inwiththenew Apr 2019 #17

It's a big fire...through the roof. TruckFump Apr 2019 #18

There looks to be scaffolding around the section that is on fire BumRushDaShow Apr 2019 #28

It's getting a lot worse. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #20

Yes. Flames pouring through the roof. EOM TruckFump Apr 2019 #24

Looks like scaffolding was set up in the area of the fire. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #21

MSNBC is reporting on the scaffolding. TruckFump Apr 2019 #22

Watching the video, there's scaffolding around the tallest steeple. I wonder if they were doing... George II Apr 2019 #23

That, or grinding would be my guess. Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #42

Oh this is terrible! Glimmer of Hope Apr 2019 #25

Horrible. Laffy Kat Apr 2019 #26

Yep, the roofers did it with a torch and walked away, likely w/o even calling the Fire Depatment. machoneman Apr 2019 #27

Omg!! Seriously?? Duppers Apr 2019 #64

Really? That's a terrible precedent. LisaM Apr 2019 #81

Rumors don't help uppityperson Apr 2019 #87

This is such an awful situation. madaboutharry Apr 2019 #29

Tragic....hope they get it under control ASAP Maeve Apr 2019 #30

This is heartbreaking mcar Apr 2019 #31

This is heartbreaking! I remember the fire Windsor Castle. This looks MUCH worse Siwsan Apr 2019 #32

I was in there in 95 tymorial Apr 2019 #33

I am scheduled to be in Paris for the first time in June...heartbreaking loss...(n/t) Moostache Apr 2019 #55

I just realized that my trip was during this week. I was staying with a host family tymorial Apr 2019 #60

Trump tweets "perhaps water tankers can put it out". "Must act quickly". oasis Apr 2019 #34

My gawd he is such a back seat driver. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2019 #36

Why isn't he on AF1 right now durablend Apr 2019 #40

When will people realize "only Trump has the solution."? oasis Apr 2019 #50

Let's see... dumping a large mass of water suddenly onto a burning, ancient roof... OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #63

Notre-Dame blaze: Flying water tankers 'could lead to collapse' OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #91

I hate Trump. I feel actual hate for him. yardwork Apr 2019 #96

Where ITF is the FD? mobeau69 Apr 2019 #35

Oh no. happybird Apr 2019 #37

Le Monde saying the spire just collapsed Recursion Apr 2019 #38

Oh, no! TruckFump Apr 2019 #41

The entire Ile de la Cite is closed off now. Residents can shelter at Whitefriars Recursion Apr 2019 #58

There's no saving it at this point. It's lost. nt Quackers Apr 2019 #39

As long as the stone walls stand (as they should)... regnaD kciN Apr 2019 #79

The spire just went down. Hopefully this isn't terrorist related but the scene reminds me of the WTC George II Apr 2019 #43

MSNBC reporting that the roof has "completely collapsed." TruckFump Apr 2019 #44

France - and the world - just lost something truly irreplaceable. dalton99a Apr 2019 #45

This is heartbreaking to watch. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #46

Yes, it is. TruckFump Apr 2019 #48

It is happybird Apr 2019 #52

This is a tremendous loss inwiththenew Apr 2019 #49

Lost history get the red out Apr 2019 #51

Notre Dame fire livestream -- if you can stand to watch it mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #53

Thank you chahin1982 Apr 2019 #54

I know this is awful to say DonCoquixote Apr 2019 #56

Construction workers on the scaffolding wore yellow vests and hardhats Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #59

it would make a fine chance to hide nastiness DonCoquixote Apr 2019 #65

I'm going with Occam's razor unless we learn something else Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #67

Agree Snellius Apr 2019 #69

Stone and masonry are generally ruined by fire Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #72

That is true BUT Snellius Apr 2019 #75

MSNBC reporting that the "entire interior is burning." TruckFump Apr 2019 #57

Horrifying DesertRat Apr 2019 #61

Oh NO!!! 😵 Duppers Apr 2019 #62

Dumping tons of water on an already weakened structure would cause it to collapse uppityperson Apr 2019 #88

k and r Stuart G Apr 2019 #66

One of the times I was there, I dashed inside to get out of the rain. displacedtexan Apr 2019 #68

Reporting now -- Ministry of France: TruckFump Apr 2019 #70

The Latest: Fire chief unsure Notre Dame fire won't advance OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #73

OMG, this is horrible. TruckFump Apr 2019 #80

"Everything is burning, nothing will remain from the frame..." OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #82

Firefighters say main structure 'saved and preserved'! OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #86

church's structure had been saved after firefighters managed to stop the fire spreading to the north OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #89

Paris firefighters save devastated Notre-Dame from total destruction OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #90

Here's a clearer image of the inside of Notre Dame cathedral, one of the first since the fire. OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #92

Notre-Dame of Paris 'saved' after fire destroys steeple OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #93

It had been replaced once already it seems . . . ucrdem Apr 2019 #95

The spire is a shame, but it's the inside... OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #97

Well, most of that wood was in the attic ucrdem Apr 2019 #98

The Rose Windows appear to have survived OKIsItJustMe Apr 2019 #99

Now that IS a miracle ucrdem Apr 2019 #100

2006 lapislzi Apr 2019 #71

UPDATE: French Interior Minister - Notre Dame may be inpossible to save brooklynite Apr 2019 #76

.. Politicub Apr 2019 #77

My daughter posted family photos from our 2017 visit to Notre Dame on FB, offering condolences to deurbano Apr 2019 #78

This is devastating. John Fante Apr 2019 #83

This is why aircrafts can't be used. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #84

That, of course, is what Trump would do: Snellius Apr 2019 #85

I didn't hear about this till this evening Bayard Apr 2019 #94