Notre Dame Cathedral is on fire!

It’s not as bad as it looks, already under control.

here is a photo

That fucking Hunchback.

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anyone know what caused it?

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Hmmm......

Doesn’t white smoke mean flames are dying out?

Must’ve been a metric fuckton of incense.

So young.

Some nuns were smoking.

Where the fuck are the FIRE FIGHTERS??!!

I don't see any water anywhere!

Saint Sulpice was aflame on March 17th.

If there was contracted work going on they could have been behind schedule and would have had to pay a fine. Arson could hide this.

Or it could be Muslim immigrants.

Or it could have been anti Muslim immigrants.

Or a smoker carelessly throwing his butt on an alter cloth.

What ever caused it It's the will of our Lord.

That spire is going to topple over - MSNBC saying debris and ash falling like hail, even 200 yards away -

This is beyond tragic.

The spire is about to collapse

They started building it in 1160 and it was completed one hundred years later in 1260. Crazy that it’s that old.

Alter

Wasn't it destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt or something. I blame this on Judge Frollo and his lust for Esmerelda.

Holy Smokes!!!

Has anyone ever been in there? The cause could be the million candles they have lit.

I hope someone saved the Easter Eggs!

[quote] Has anyone ever been in there?

No. No one has.

White smoke means a new pope is elected, oui? Non?

Most likely caused by some sort of modern electrical equipment. We forget that these buildings were not meant to contain electrical wiring and such.

[quote] White smoke means a new pope is elected, oui?

In Avignon perhaps.

If it wasn't arson, that is.

The spire is almost completely gone.

Notre Dame is an insatiable bottom.

Live pictures on BBC are awful. It's completely out of control and destroying the roof. Spreading rapidly. So sad. They are saying it may have been caused by the restoration works.

We've had four buildings, one historic, burn down in town over the last year because of construction work carelessness. That's what caused the gas leak and explosion in Durham NC recently, too.

You'd think they would be more careful with Notre Dame, but apparently not. Horrifying.

They repaired Windsor Castle after that huge fire and made it better than ever. They'll do the same thing with the Cathedral. They're probably looking at a couple hundred million in repair costs.

Really sad

"Somebody did something in Paris today"

Jesus, R34, why do you choose to be an absolutely worthless piece of shit? Go troll somewhere else.

Where the fuck are the fire fighters? Why don't they fly over and spray ?

A lot is irreplaceable, R32. This is not something easily shrugged off as just a repair-and-replace situation.

Trump tweeting they need "flying water tanks" to put the fire out - "must act fast!" Thanks, asshole.

There is no way on earth they can fight this fire - it is working its way downward into the cathedral itself. Ghastly. AND it's almost 8 pm in Paris now.

fuck you, R35

The building is 900 years old, R36. It would collapse under the weight of water dropped on it like that.

Whatever, R37.

You see the fire.

Repair and replace is all that there is.

Old, dangerous church on fire in Paris, Sad. Thoughts and prayers yada yada. Too bad it wasn't a Trump Tower, they don't burn. No collusion, Happy Easter.

No big loss, it smelled musty.

Not really sure why the "whatever" and "so what, they'll replace it with something better" guy is even on this thread.

If every firefighter in France showed up they wouldn't be able to extinguish that fire. The spire falling inside is going to make it so much worse.

The cathedral is made of stone. Wood parts may burn, glass may melt, but the stone structure will remain. I worry most about the stained glass, it's so difficult and expensive to replace.

Notre Dame is built on the site of two previous churches.

So it is already a 'repair and replace' situation.

It was trashed in the French Revolution and received significant restoration at that time.

Life goes on.

The stained glass and artwork/relic are the biggest losses here, and I can only assume they held some archives with old texts that can't be replaced and may not yet have been digitized.

If the fire burns the main floor the pews will burn.

R46, it’s impossible to replace the quality of that stained glass. They’ll probably just find some way to 3-D print it.

I feel sick watching this.

News reports say it's just the tower that's in flames.

Live stream

Built in the 12th century and it’s gone. Unbelievable.

The spire collapsed

Entire roof is collapsed.

Any group claimed responsibility yet?

This fire will go all the way to the cellar...sad day

I’ve been fortunate to see it twice in the last 3 years... this is tragic!

So ironic that it's sitting right on the Seine, and they can't get water to that roof.

It's going to get darker soon, which will make the whole thing more difficult.

Per Twitter, the spire is a reconstruction from the 1800s, after the original spire was removed in the 1780s because of damage.

The cathedral was also heavily damaged during the Revolution and has been restored off and on since the 1830s.

You think they would have had some more appropriate restoration before now. So depressing. Me, too, R51.

Listening to Piaf as I type.

Get trump out NOW.

From 2016

Tragic that the Paris Fire Department was not somewhat ready for this...I understand that the scaffolding was a holdback but they were not prepared

The entire interior is burning now and first responders are trying to salvage as much of the art and artifacts that they can.

I bet some people are dancing in the streets.

^^^^^^ DJT

The Fire Department response looks non-existent! What is it with the French and just giving up with barely a fight?

Where the bulk of the fire is burning is at the center of the building beneath the spire, which is gone now. The only access to that part of the building is two tiny side streets that flank the cathedral. Imagine having to fight a fire over a hundred foot wall while only being able to move 12 feet back

merde!

Guys, you can't pour tons of water on SANDSTONE without risking the sandstone to literally explode.

:-(

Don't be such a presumptuous git R44. I made the comment about them being able to repair it like they did at Windsor. I did not make any of the other comments you so arrogantly attribute to me.

Paris Fire Chief says fat boy Trump's advise on putting out the fire is "risible" or LUDICROUS.