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Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

namloc1980

Just saw it on Twitter. Absolutely devastating.

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SleetAndSnow

Video of the spire collapsing, Terrible.

https://twitter.com/ellievhall/status/1117849348048506882

Franz Von Peppercorn

Hurrache wrote: »

Ah c'mon, Sky News were slow getting to it, even France 24 had a panel discussing politics while CNN had live coverage.

That’s not really convincing me that RTE is that good but that the others also failed. They used to have breaking news for this kind of this. All you need is two minute. You can use Twitter video.

All this proves that old media is dead. I got the information on twitter. And here.

namloc1980

branie2

I visited Notre Dame in 2004. It was magnificent

otnomart

Force Carrier wrote: »

Has anything so priceless ever been destroyed by fire before?

Frst one that springs to mind in peacetime is La Fenice theatre in Venice .
Of course several monuments in Europe went up in flames during WW2.

So sad and shocking to watch.

gozunda

hairyslug wrote: »

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1117844987293487104?s=19
Feckin ejjit

Sky News were reporting no sign of any fire fighting efforts.

Force Carrier

There would be staff and security in there. Even out of hours.
The fire must have taken quite a hold before anyone could even start to deal with it.

pjohnson

I hope none of those vest morons were blocking the firemen. This is depressing.

lawred2

C'est terrible

Beechwoodspark

Huge drums of water launched from helicopters should be deployed

ardinn

https://twitter.com/i/status/1117848909877895171

For Forks Sake

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Huge drums of water launched from helicopters should be deployed

Quiet down there Trump.

gooch2k9

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Huge drums of water launched from helicopters should be deployed

Water balloon mortars.

Spanish Eyes

BFM Tv Paris is great for breaking news. OK, if you understand French I suppose! Good visuals also. Well they are on the ground so to speak.

https://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/live-bfm-paris/

Sardonicat

That's an inferno.

Hope no one was hurt.

Itssoeasy

Hurrache wrote: »

There's no saving it from the fire is what I was implying. I think a lot of the construction is wooden too.

The roof is wooden so that's fecked. There doesn't seem to be much sign of the fire being slowed down. I realise the height of the building would mean it's not the easiest place to get up to.

thomil

gozunda wrote: »

Sky News were reporting no sign of any fire fighting efforts.

There’s probably a security cordon in place to keep people well back, in case the structure itself collapses. The last thing firefighters need is journalists poking around.

feargale

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Are you proud of that?

You would be best off to ignore the yob, immature comment to which you responded. It comes from the same Taliban mindset that destroyed priceless ancient Buddhist monuments in Afghanistan. Most of them grow out of it after short pants,

Zorya

No deaths - Sky news

Spanish Eyes

It looks like the back part that is buttressed is worst hit. Looks like the two iconic towers are still standing. I know the spire is gone, but so far there are no reports of deaths or injuries, thankfully.

Seems to be taking the Fire Service some time to get going. Probably for safety reasons.

thomil

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The roof is wooden so that's fecked. There doesn't seem to be much sign of the fire being slowed down. I realise the height of the building would mean it's not the easiest place to get up to.

The on-scene commander would probably also not send firefighters into the building. An out-of-control fire in a wooden-roofed structure would be a potential death trap, and when there’s no casualties in the building, it’s easier to let it burn, as heartbreaking as it may be.

ninebeanrows

There is a lot of symbolism here i think.

Yer Da sells Avon

gozunda wrote: »

Sky News were reporting no sign of any fire fighting efforts.

I hope someone called the fire brigade.

yerwanthere123

WeIrishareEvil wrote: »

As a mosque

Didn't take long.

Spanish Eyes

thomil wrote: »

The on-scene commander would probably also not send firefighters into the building. An out-of-control fire in a wooden-roofed structure would be a potential death trap, and when there’s no casualties in the building, it’s easier to let it burn, as heartbreaking as it may be.

Just saw about six firefighters up in one of the towers trying to do something. Brave people when everything around them is collapsing.

dav3

thomil wrote: »

The on-scene commander would probably also not send firefighters into the building. An out-of-control fire in a wooden-roofed structure would be a potential death trap, and when there’s no casualties in the building, it’s easier to let it burn, as heartbreaking as it may be.

There are firefighters on the roof.

Itssoeasy

Sleety_Rain wrote: »

There is a lot of symbolism here i think.

Symbolism of what ?

gozunda

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Didn't take long.

To be fair there are some precedents ...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock

Beechwoodspark

All sorts of rumours on Twitter

I fear for France if those rumours are true.

We need to take a deep breath and wait for the truth to emerge on this.

[Deleted User]

The spire was 19th century according to the bbc. So not quite as old as the rest of the building but still devastating- I hope the interior can be saved now. Firefighters inside trying to save as many artifacts as they can at present