[Taltarzac725]

Cathedral fire: Notre Dame cathedral on fire in Paris

That is incredibly sad to see history up in flames, so to speak.

[patfla06]

What an absolute nightmare, and such a sad sight to watch. 🙏💖

[dewilson58]

"they" are guessing the fire might be connected to the current construction project.

[Tom C]

so very sad

[manaboutown]

This is absolutely terrible! I hope investigation will uncover the cause...

[ColdNoMore]

Horrific and sad.


First word out is that it was accidental...and is related to a renovation going on.

[Velvet]

Cause I think was renovation. It spread to the northern belfry. Terrible! A few years ago I went to chapel, the ladies had to have dresses at least knee length etc. such a beautiful Gothic building.

[Chi-Town]

Notre Dame Cathedral's towers are safe.

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[OrangeBlossomBaby]

The statues were removed the other day in preparation for spire work. The spire (which is the thing everyone saw tip over in flames) was in bad shape before the fire. I don't remember if they were planning on replacing it entirely, or massive reconstruction. But the fact that it's gone, is not quite the loss that people feared it is. Also so far, no one has been harmed, and the treasures underneath the facade are intact.

[anothersteve]

Strange that arson was already ruled out without an investigation.
Steve

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by anothersteve

Strange that arson was already ruled out without an investigation.
Steve

UPDATE: Arson ruled out; structure of Notre Dame cathedral has been saved - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports

People familiar with arson and its signs would be able to tell quickly if it were caused deliberately.

My Dad is a retired insurance claims investigator and then catastrophe manager. I have seen my share of arson investigations from his eyes.

[TexaninVA]

I read where the fire started in the attic in two separate places.

Premature to rule anything out at this point

[NatureBoy]

My $0.02.

1. If it was an accident then it is a national embarrassment that they did not have proper safety protocols in place to prevent this. Yes, things happen. But when you're dealing with a national, international, & religious treasure you should have layers & layers of safety measures.
Brazil recently had a terrible fire that destroyed a museum; that I credit to them being corrupt & incompetent. I expected better from France.

2. There has been a recent rash of vandalism of churches in Europe. Google it, you'll find plenty of "alt-media" coverage, but no mainstream media coverage. One of the most recognizable symbols of the Christian faith burning down at the beginning of Holy Week reeks of something planned.

Praise God that many of the statues & icons had been removed, and that no one was inside.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by NatureBoy

My $0.02.

1. If it was an accident then it is a national embarrassment that they did not have proper safety protocols in place to prevent this. Yes, things happen. But when you're dealing with a national, international, & religious treasure you should have layers & layers of safety measures.
Brazil recently had a terrible fire that destroyed a museum; that I credit to them being corrupt & incompetent. I expected better from France.

2. There has been a recent rash of vandalism of churches in Europe. Google it, you'll find plenty of "alt-media" coverage, but no mainstream media coverage. One of the most recognizable symbols of the Christian faith burning down at the beginning of Holy Week reeks of something planned.

Praise God that many of the statues & icons had been removed, and that no one was inside.

Those are good points. I hope they put in many safeguards as they rebuild Notre Dame.

[Velvet]

The chapel