Notre Dame

Chizz

A fire has broken out at the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794

PaddyP17

Heartbreaking. I hope this looks worse than it actually is.

https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1117839474292031494

ValleyGary

Aren’t a lot of churches being targeted by idiots in France at the moment?

i_b_b_o_r_g

Was gonna say that hopefully it weren't too serious, but having see the images, it don't look good. Hope no one is hurt......

cafcnick1992

I was up their 24 hours ago. Remarkable.

stoneroses19

Hope they can get the flames under control, but will be very difficult with a building that size. Terrible.

Brendan_O_Connell

Awful.  So many childhood memories for me.  

RodneyCharltonTrotta

ValleyGary said:

Aren’t a lot of churches being targeted by idiots in France at the moment?

Yes mate...been attracting them every Sunday for centuries.

;-)

Chizz

cafcnick1992 said:

I was up their 24 hours ago. Remarkable.

Nick, are there typically visitors in there at this time of the evening?  

ThreadKiller

Saying renovations were taking place. Looks really terrible. Hopefully no one is hurt there

RodneyCharltonTrotta

cafcnick1992 said:

I was up their 24 hours ago. Remarkable.

Would keep that quiet if I was you!

SuedeAdidas

Jump Quasimodo.....jump. 

Callumcafc

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1117844987293487104?s=21

stoneroses19

Chizz said:

cafcnick1992 said:

I was up their 24 hours ago. Remarkable.

Nick, are there typically visitors in there at this time of the evening?  

Many museums in Europe are closed on Mondays, but not sure if Notre Dame is included in this. Hopefully it was and no one was on the rooftop viewing platforms 

stonemuse

Very sad. The spire now collapsed and fire in the bell tower 

Riviera

Radio5 having a fit about it. 

cafcnick1992

This is so sad. There was extensive scaffolding around the building so it's not hard to see how this has quickly got out of hand 

Leroy Ambrose

Callumcafc said:

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1117844987293487104?s=21

That man's idiocy is heartbreaking

ValleyGary

ValleyGary said:

Aren’t a lot of churches being targeted by idiots in France at the moment?

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vandalism-at-hundreds-of-french-churches-n509gwb0d

i_b_b_o_r_g

ValleyGary said:

ValleyGary said:

Aren’t a lot of churches being targeted by idiots in France at the moment?

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vandalism-at-hundreds-of-french-churches-n509gwb0d

A couple of French on my Facebook are sharing links blaming Macron for not acting sooner. Still be reported it's linked to the renovations, but seems a mighty coincidence though

NapaAddick

Wow, the spires collapsed. 

carly burn

Insurance job?

Greenie

Sending prayers......what d’you mean they’re not working !!!!

NapaAddick

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

ValleyGary said:

ValleyGary said:

Aren’t a lot of churches being targeted by idiots in France at the moment?

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vandalism-at-hundreds-of-french-churches-n509gwb0d

A couple of French on my Facebook are sharing links blaming Macron for not acting sooner. Still be reported it's linked to the renovations, but seems a mighty coincidence though

So the fire department are not allowed to put out fires unless he gives the okay? LOL. Seems like many French want to blame him for a rainy day.

i_b_b_o_r_g

NapaAddick said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

ValleyGary said:

ValleyGary said:

Aren’t a lot of churches being targeted by idiots in France at the moment?

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vandalism-at-hundreds-of-french-churches-n509gwb0d

A couple of French on my Facebook are sharing links blaming Macron for not acting sooner. Still be reported it's linked to the renovations, but seems a mighty coincidence though

So the fire department are not allowed to put out fires unless he gives the okay? LOL. Seems like many French want to blame him for a rainy day.

That's the general impression I get

i_b_b_o_r_g

In response to your point though, I think they're blaming the Macron government for not addressing the speight of attacks on ancient buildings

Off_it

To be fair, if that was St Paul's I would be in tears right now.

i_b_b_o_r_g

Me too, nothing to do with religion, but the 850 years of history, gone

NapaAddick

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

In response to your point though, I think they're blaming the Macron government for not addressing the speight of attacks on ancient buildings

Is there a chance this is arson?

Chizz

Junior interior minister has said that there appear to be no casualties, thankfully.

Rossman92

Notre Dame was being renovated and that seems to be where it broke out so I don't suspect foul play. Absolutely heartbreaking. Centuries of art, history, and culture being burned away