Notre Dame Cathedral catches fire in Paris
Tuesday, 16/04/2019 09:35 (GMT+7)
A huge fire has engulfed Paris’s Notre-Dame, the world-famous, 850-year-old cathedral, damaging much of the structure and causing its iconic spire to fall on April 15th.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris catches fire (Source: Abaca Press)
Images have emerged showing the upper parts of the gothic cathedral engulfed by flames. The 90-metre-high spire parts of the roof have completely collapsed, and the fire is spreading to the bell towers.
The fire started at approximately 7pm local time and has brought hundreds of people out into the street of Paris.
"Notre Dame of Paris is Notre-Dame of the whole of Europe. We are all with Paris today," European Union Council President Donald Tusk said.
The French Interior Ministry said on Twitter that over 400 firefighters were mobilized to the location to battle the blaze.
Firefighters plan to remain on scene overnight in an effort to eliminate the blaze and cool down interior structures.
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. "We will rebuild Notre-Dame", the President vowed on Monday evening as he visited the famed Paris cathedral which was ravaged by fire./.
Compiled by BTA
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