It is not clear what had caused the fire, while local media reported that police in the city were treating it as an accident. The city’s mayor and firefighters warned people to stay away from the area. There have been no confirmed deaths, according to Paris police, while an official said no injuries had yet been reported.
The moment #NotreDame’s spire fell pic.twitter.com/XUcr6Iob0b
— Patrick Galey (@patrickgaley) April 15, 2019
#NotreDame: ‘The roof has entirely collapsed, there are flames coming out the back of the cathedral as if it was a torch’@charli, Journalist at France 24, at the scene of the fire. pic.twitter.com/2B0IrMiDcL
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) April 15, 2019
A major operation to tackle the blaze is under way at the 850-year-old Gothic building, but the cathedral’s spire has collapsed.
«Incendie majeur» à #NotreDame.
(vidéo by @ecoursin) pic.twitter.com/nKI0JoyzGJ— Bob le Centriste (@BobLeCentriste) April 15, 2019
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, who is already at the scene described it as a “terrible fire” and urged people to respect the boundaries set up by fire crews in order to ensure that they remain safe. US President Donald Trump suggested “perhaps flying water tankers” could be used to extinguish the fire.
Last year, the Catholic Church in France appealed for funds to save the building, which was crumbling.
#NOTRE_DAME Black smoke now pic.twitter.com/hCun8eZUeU https://t.co/aF1sdecqM6
— Daniel Brobecker (@DanielBrobecker) April 15, 2019
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