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91. Notre-Dame blaze: Flying water tankers 'could lead to collapse'

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 07:03 PM

Apr 2019

https://www.france24.com/en/20190415-notre-dame-blaze-flying-water-tankers-not-option-paris-france-firefighters

Notre-Dame blaze: Flying water tankers 'could lead to collapse'

Date created : 15/04/2019 - 23:14Latest update : 16/04/2019 - 00:26

The use of flying water tankers to extinguish the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral is not an option, French officials said on Monday night. The weight of the water could cause the entire structure to collapse.

US President Donald Trump on Monday called the blaze engulfing Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris "horrible" and suggested the deployment of flying water tankers, before being told by French authorities that this wouldn't work.

"So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!" Trump tweeted

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Not an option

Following Trump's tweet, the French civil protection service responded that the one thing it was not contemplating was using aerial tankers, which dump enormously heavy loads of water, usually on wildfires.

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"All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircraft which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral."

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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