A fire that engulfed the French medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame has been fully extinguished after over nine hours of fighting, the Paris Fire Brigade has announced.

“After more than 9 hours of fierce fighting, nearly 400 firefighters from Paris extinguished the appalling fire. 2 policemen and a firefighter were slightly injured,” the fire service said in a tweet on Tuesday.

It said the main structure of the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral had been “saved and the main works of art have been put somewhere safe, thanks to the combined action of the different services of the State working together.”The fire began at around 18:30 (16:30 GMT) on Monday and quickly tore through the cathedral’s timbered roofing, where renovation work was underway. The blaze destroyed stained-glass windows and the wooden interior before firefighters could contain it.

Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron, who called the fire a “terrible tragedy,” said the worst had been avoided.

Macron also announced an international fundraising campaign to raise money for the rebuilding of the world-famous French landmark.

“We will rebuild it together. It will undoubtedly be part of French destiny and our project for the years to come,” Macron said outside the cathedral.Firefighters look at a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris as they cross the Archeveche Bridge on the Seine River on April 15, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo also announced a contribution of 50 million euros (56 million dollars) from the city for the restoration of the cathedral, which he estimated to cost hundreds of millions of euros.

French billionaire Bernard Arnault, who runs the multinational luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, also pledged a total of 200 million euros (226 million dollars) from his family and company to help rebuild "this extraordinary cathedral, a symbol of France, its heritage and its unity."

A French charity that works to protect the country’s heritage, Fondation du Patrimoine, is launching an international appeal to raise funds.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said it had launched an investigation into the cause of the incident, which according to several police sources was “accidental.”
Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral has gone up in flames, leaving the nation awestruck and prompting fears that the historic structure could suffer unprecedented damage.

The blaze erupted at around 16:30 GMT on Monday, causing the wood-and-lead spire to collapse onto the roof. Locals have been reported by various news agencies as saying that the entire rooftop has been destroyed in the fire.

Nobody was injured, Junior Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told Reuters at the scene.

"It's too early to determine the causes of the fire," he added, but France 2 television reported that the police were treating it as an accident.

The inferno broke out while the structure was undergoing renovation.
https://www.worldnews.com.ng/2019/04/frances-iconic-notre-dame-cathedral.html

I Pray this Destruction brings Everyone To GOD...

Heaven and Earth will pass away! Only the WORD of GOD will Remain...

No Technology, ideas and inventions of man could tame the Fire......

Up still now no one knows the cause of the Fire...

Let's stop Chasing Shadows and Return to Our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST..... Thats the Only way to Safety..


Sodom and Gomorrah did not do as much Wickedness and Sin as Today World...


JESUS IS COMING AGAIN....





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alc7j2Qrk7Y

Righteousness89:
I Pray this Destruction brings Everyone To GOD...

Heaven and Earth will pass away! Only the WORD of GOD will Remain...

No Technology, ideas and inventions of man could tame the Fire......

Up still now no one knows the cause of the Fire...

Let's stop Chasing Shadows and Return to Our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.....


JESUS IS COMING AGAIN....

You are correct.... All will be well.

Righteousness89:
I Pray this Destruction brings Everyone To GOD...

Heaven and Earth will pass away! Only the WORD of GOD will Remain...

No Technology, ideas and inventions of man could tame the Fire......

Up still now no one knows the cause of the Fire...

Let's stop Chasing Shadows and Return to Our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.....


JESUS IS COMING AGAIN....

Stupid people everywhere

K

Prime suspects:
Candle
Electrical fault
or someone lit ginger and was trying to hid it from being seen.


either ways, some dude has donated 100k euros. so, it'll be back to it original shape in less than a year.

That Jesuit temple. Satanism everywhere

Yes, Over €400million donated so far for its repairs.

Okay, call me for the plumbing work

Hmmm

Yup
It probably had more going on than Sodom and Gomorrah

finally the imaginary religion is falling

Money already being donated even before the wife was stopped.
They will fix the building in no time I trust them

BedLam:
Stupid people everywhere

Good afternoon

You could have disagreed with him more politely.

Instead you insulted him, and by extension lost all chances of convincing him about the truth as you see it.

Do be civil, even over here.

I hate people saying Jesus is coming soon...

WarriAproko:
I hate people saying Jesus is coming soon...

you already near the end

gud

OkaNaUbe:
Yes, Over €400million donated so far for its repairs.

Tip of the iceberg

tactius:


Good afternoon

You could have disagreed with him more politely.

Instead you insulted him, and by extension lost all chances of convincing him about the truth as you see it.

Do be civil, even over here.

I have no Interest in convincing adults in 2019!
He chose to be stupid, that's his problem!

how did this happen can somebody explain to me biko

proxillin:
That Jesuit temple. Satanism everywhere

At least you agree it is a Temple.
Now what else are you talking about? Read about it.

BedLam:
I have no Interest in convincing adults in 2019!
He chose to be stupid, that's his problem!

Even then, it pays to be civil...it reflects well on you.

Skoji:

you already near the end

shut up and start using your senses

Kamxin:


Tip in the iceberg

Is not 400 million naira o
Massive construction job will start there soon
Expect a masterpiece there within 2 years

I will visit the cathedral when I go visit France. by his grace