One person on Twitter said: ‘Notre Dame Cathedral looks like a total loss. Man. 600 years of history, just gone.’A police officer at the scene said: ‘An evacuation is in progress. People are being advised to clear the area.’French media quoted the Paris fire brigade saying the fire is ‘potentially linked’ to the renovation work.
‘Our priority is putting the fire out before working out what caused it,’ said an emergency services spokesman. Joe Nice, an eyewitness at the scene, said: ‘This fire has progressively got worse. The back end of the church, you can see that that side of the roof is burning.The cathedral is one the finest example of French Gothic architecture in Europe, and one of the most visited buildings in the world.Notre Dame – which means ‘Our Lady’ – was build in 1160 and completed by 1260, and has been modified on a number of occasions throughout the century.
The news came as the fire spread towards the giant spire of the cathedral, as crowds gathered in nearby squares.
The truth will be kept quiet. Churches are getting set on fire across the world... a war is coming to the west
Oh no! 😞
Are they going blame this on the gays?
Police have confirmed the fire is potentially linked to the renovation works on the cathedral.
Wow, hopefully it doesn't structurally affect it, the kind of building you can't just rebuild
Where's the hunchback going to live now
Not good. Hope no one is hurt
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