By Euro Weekly News Media • Published: 16 Apr 2019 • 3:02
NOTRE-DAME INFERNO: A fire official said the Notre Dame's structure and two towers had been saved from total destruction. Photo credit: Twitter
AUTHORITIES believe that the massive fire that destroyed much of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris last night (Monday) was started accidentally.
The 12th-century building was clad in scaffolding and was undergoing major restoration work at the time the blaze broke out at around 6 pm yesterday (Monday).
The French President Emmanuel Macron declared a national emergency as the building burned and the spire toppled.
Parisians sing "Ave Maria" outside Notre Dame Cathedral Parisians sing "Ave Maria" outside the Notre Dame Cathedral. Credit: Bernardino León R. Zveřejnil(a) Consequence of Sound dne Pondělí 15. dubna 2019
Parisians sing "Ave Maria" outside Notre Dame Cathedral
Parisians sing "Ave Maria" outside the Notre Dame Cathedral. Credit: Bernardino León R.
Zveřejnil(a) Consequence of Sound dne Pondělí 15. dubna 2019
He said: “Notre-Dame is aflame. Great emotion for the whole nation. Our thoughts go out to all Catholics and to the French people. Like all of my fellow citizens, I am sad to see this part of us burn tonight.”
Around 400 firefighters were drafted in to tackle the fast-moving flames as one was reported seriously injured in the inferno.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May tweeted: “My thoughts are with the people of France tonight and with the emergency services who are fighting the terrible blaze at Notre-Dame cathedral.”
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez tweeted: “The fire of Notre Dame is a catastrophe for France. And it is for Spain and for Europe. The flames devastate 850 years of history, of architecture, of painting, of sculpture. It’ll be hard to forget. France can count on us to regain the grandeur of its heritage.”
Referring to a Tweet by US President Donald Trump officials explained: “Hundreds of firemen of the Paris Fire Brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #NotreDame fire under control. 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.”
The precise cause of the fire is not yet known and prosecutors have opened an investigation with local media saying they have ruled out arson and terror-related motives and think the blaze was started accidentally.
A fire official confirmed the Notre-Dame’s structure and two towers had been saved from total destruction.
Live from #NotreDame 😨 pic.twitter.com/fUDnCS9Du4 — Francesca Bortoluzzi (@_FrancescaB) April 15, 2019
Live from #NotreDame 😨 pic.twitter.com/fUDnCS9Du4
— Francesca Bortoluzzi (@_FrancescaB) April 15, 2019
You don't have to be from France or live in Paris or be a Christian to feel sad. #NotreDame was a part of human history (OUR HISTORY)Just think your ancestors might have seen it,had fun memories abt it or visited it in it's glory unfortunately our future children won't b able to pic.twitter.com/bn7BiuDbMj — Asif (@Asifity) April 15, 2019
You don't have to be from France or live in Paris or be a Christian to feel sad. #NotreDame was a part of human history (OUR HISTORY)Just think your ancestors might have seen it,had fun memories abt it or visited it in it's glory unfortunately our future children won't b able to pic.twitter.com/bn7BiuDbMj
— Asif (@Asifity) April 15, 2019
My thoughts are with the people of France tonight and with the emergency services who are fighting the terrible blaze at Notre-Dame cathedral. — Theresa May (@theresa_may) April 15, 2019
My thoughts are with the people of France tonight and with the emergency services who are fighting the terrible blaze at Notre-Dame cathedral.
— Theresa May (@theresa_may) April 15, 2019
Notre-Dame is aflame. Great emotion for the whole nation. Our thoughts go out to all Catholics and to the French people. Like all of my fellow citizens, I am sad to see this part of us burn tonight. https://t.co/27CrJgJkJb — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 15, 2019
Notre-Dame is aflame. Great emotion for the whole nation. Our thoughts go out to all Catholics and to the French people. Like all of my fellow citizens, I am sad to see this part of us burn tonight. https://t.co/27CrJgJkJb
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 15, 2019
Hundreds of firemen of the Paris Fire Brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #NotreDame fire under control. All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircrafts which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral. — Sécurité Civile (@SecCivileFrance) April 15, 2019
Hundreds of firemen of the Paris Fire Brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #NotreDame fire under control. All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircrafts which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral.
— Sécurité Civile (@SecCivileFrance) April 15, 2019
Siguiendo con preocupación las informaciones que nos llegan desde París sobre el incendio de Notre Dame, una de las catedrales más bellas del mundo. Una triste noticia para nuestra historia y nuestro patrimonio cultural universal. https://t.co/dcvn8hAK1C — Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) April 15, 2019
Siguiendo con preocupación las informaciones que nos llegan desde París sobre el incendio de Notre Dame, una de las catedrales más bellas del mundo. Una triste noticia para nuestra historia y nuestro patrimonio cultural universal. https://t.co/dcvn8hAK1C
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) April 15, 2019
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