Notre Dame Cathedral on fire

[Flash525]

God does work in mysterious ways..

 

[Donner]

I wonder if anything will be salvageable.

 

[C. Lee]

Folks....lets keep the conspiracy theories and race baiting stuff out of here. Let's wait until authorities say what caused the fire before we start attacking groups of people.

 

[Donner]

LIVE: Fire ravages iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

 

[C. Lee]

People are about to be put on probation....make your choice....so what I said and stop the political talk....or continue it and take some time off.

 

[C. Lee]

People are about to be put on probation....make your choice....so what I said and stop the political talk....or continue it and take some time off.

Hey C......do you really mean this?

Why, yes C.....I do.

 

[Donner]

It makes sense that a lot of the artwork was removed during the renovations.

 

[C. Lee]

That's great to hear. I'd hate to hear that great art is destroyed.

 

[squeekness]

Yeah, good news about the art. I just fear that after this the building itself can't be saved.

 

[Morg]

I wonder if anything will be salvageable.

All of the relics were saved and the cathedral's treasury was preserved despite the damage, according to a Paris Match journalist who quoted Father Frederic, one of the priests at Notre-Dame, on Monday evening.

True Cross and Crown of Thorns: Priceless treasures of Notre Dame

 

[C. Lee]

They're announcing that the stone structure area has been saved from further damage.

 

[Morg]

Our Lady of Paris: a history of Notre Dame Cathedral

 

[Schlosser85]

I’m relieved to hear the artwork was apparently salvaged.

 

[Immortalfire]

Just awful. To see this happen the one of the most historic places on the planet, is beyond tragic.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

A horrible tragedy and hopefully they can salvage at least the bulk of the stone exterior and the towers.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Firefighters battle to save Notre-Dame

President Emmanuel Macron called it a "terrible tragedy". The cause of the fire is not yet clear.

But officials say it could be linked to the renovation work that began after cracks appeared in the stone, sparking fears the structure could become unstable.

The Paris prosecutor's office said it has opened an inquiry into "accidental destruction by fire".

 

[DarthSkywalker]

A slight bit of good news, it seems they were able to save the bell towers.

 

[Donner]

 

[terry78]

Well, at least the interior damage is at a minimum. The new tasteless meme going around now is that the Disney movie predicted this entire scenario.

 

[Ninjablade]

Very happy to hear the interior seems to be good and that they managed to preserve a lot of the artwork and bell towers. I had visited the Cathedral a few years back and it's absolutely beautiful. Absolutely awful that any kind of damage occurred.

 

[Silvermoon]

This Twitter thread has some additional interior pics (some while the roof still seemed pretty involved)

 

[Sithborg]

A slight bit of good news, it seems they were able to save the bell towers.

Yeah, I heard that if a bell came down, it would tremendous damage.

 

[ComicChick]

i'm so sad about this

 

[Lily Adler]

So last I heard this may not have been an act of vandalism gone awry, yes?

 

[DarthSkywalker]